Power Distance in the Workplace: 3 Types of Space
It is important to eliminate unneeded distance between managers and those that they manage while retaining appropriate authority in the area of power distance.
A Leader’s Bag of Tricks & Treats: It’s All Situational
Here are some tricks and treats for leaders to improve their leadership style and navigate some tricky situations.
Want to Enhance Your Social Media Presence? Let Your Inner “Leslie Knope” Shine
These simple strategies – inspired by Leslie Knope herself – can help you enhance your social media presence and promote your brand and engage your community.
Balancing the Wildland Firefight with Wildland Stewardship
There is nothing like fighting a fire while you are also worried about the homes of your family, friends, neighbors and colleagues. When the fires start, our options are not many. It is before the fires start that we must rally.
The Gift of a Difficult Conversation
Feedback is often difficult to give, and even more difficult to receive. If we can try to give and receive feedback as a gift, we may all come to benefit from the learning and self-awareness it offers.
Promote Critical Thinking by Looking Two Desks Beyond
“Looking Two Desks Beyond” is a starting point to promote critical thinking across organizations. This concept broadens employees’ perspectives as they consider the impacts their duties and responsibilities have on their internal and external partners.
Book Review: Open Gates for Leadership Tips
Robert Gates’ “A Passion for Leadership” truly belongs on the nightstand of today’s public and private sector leaders. Our institutions and their long-needed reform will be the better for it.
6 Government Issues Solved by Chatbots
From answering business registration questions for citizens like me to streamlining procurement for city officials, chatbots can make governments more efficient and accessible in six ways.
The Latest in Economic Development: Why We’ll All Win
Amazon’s HQ2 bid might be the biggest economic development event in a generation. Here’s where you can win in all of this.
Want to Truly Help Your Team? Stop Rescuing Them!
Do you have the reputation of consistently being the hero who jumps in and saves the day? If you answered yes, you may be a fellow Rescuer. Here’s what you should do.