How to Create Your Government Budget
Creating your government budget is important to maintain a high-level of operational integrity while supporting organizational innovation.
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How To Fix Your Analysis Paralysis
Analysis paralysis is an easy trap to fall into anytime there’s uncertainty. For government employees, that can be said about pretty much every decision you’ll make in your career. Here are some tips and tricks that can help.
“All Views Are My Own”
Why (and how!) local government staff should tell their stories on social media.
7 Ways to Put the ‘WOW’ in Your First Paragraph
Check out this featured blogger’s tips for writing more effective opening paragraphs.
The 7 Words You Can Never Say in a News Release
Check out these tips to crafting a top notch news release.
How to Get Your Stuff Published in Mainstream Media (Part 2)
Here are some do’s and don’ts of getting your stuff printed or posted in local, regional or even national media.
Get Your Game Face On: Tips on Surviving Professional Conferences
After a recent trip as an exhibitor at a professional conference promoting the career opportunities for my organization, I gained some great insight into the conference life. Here are a few tips and suggestions for your next professional conference.
How to Set Clear Expectations for Your Staff
Training is a useful tool, but it’s just that – a tool. The apparent need for training can mask a deeper problem – unclear expectations. When employees don’t know what you want, smart people create processes that don’t work.
Turn Any Job Into a Career Catapult – Maximize the Detour
Not quite following your professional passion yet? Turn any job into a career catapult, with five simple steps to maximize any career detour.
Lessons From the Upside Down Fire
In the middle of cold winter days, what could be better than making a roaring fire? But you’ve probably been building an inefficient fire. It’s probably hard to start. You have to keep adding logs and moving them around to get good burn. The edges of the logs don’t burn. It takes a long timeRead… Read more »