If You Really Want an Open Dialog, Then Act Like It
It isn’t about pushing your ideas on others, it’s about drawing theirs out.
Getting Close With Employees Can Backfire On Bosses
New research reveals potential problems with bosses and employees becoming too close and how to avoid them.
Let’s Make This the Last Shutdown. Please.
Congress and the president could avoid all future shutdowns by passing a law that automatically kicks in to fund the government at current levels until a permanent appropriation is enacted.
10 Things to Know About Government Reorganizations
The “soft” stuff turns out to be the hard stuff.
The Most Experienced Job Candidates Aren’t Always the Best
Spending many years in one position doesn’t always translate to talent.
The Stunningly Positive Impact of Asking Your Co-Workers: “How Are You?”
American workers are happiest on the job when colleagues check in with them, a survey found.
Answer These 11 Questions to Understand if You’re a Good Manager
Managers should think about these metrics when measuring success.
Good Reminders for Any Manager Leading a Team
Retaining top talent isn’t just about salary. It can also hinge on excitement and boredom.
A Focus on Inclusion From Mayors
Columbia, S.C. Mayor Stephen Benjamin: “If we don’t speak to that as a strength every single day, then we’re missing out on what it takes for us to be a competitive and prosperous city well into the 21st century.”
Winning the War for Talent in the Public Sector
Prolonged hiring times, bureaucratic and hierarchical management models also make it harder to attract workers, especially people 35 and under, who increasingly want to work for innovative and agile organizations.
Not All Innovation Projects Are Born Equal
It's important to achieve a balance across the spectrum of projects and phases of development.
Orlando Mayor: Cities Need to Be Better Prepared for Mass Violence
“It’s important that we as mayors begin a larger discourse about how we prepare for and respond to these types of events,” Mayor Buddy Dyer tells the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
3 Characteristics of a 21st Century Government
According to the mayor of Fishers, Indiana, “internal alignment around core values” is important to reduce tensions between the legislative and executive branches.
The Path to Better Performance Reporting
What are the lessons learned and what are we still learning about performance and evidence-based management in government?
Is Public Corruption Becoming More or Less Common in the U.S.?
A recently published academic study takes a look at that.
At the Illinois State Capitol, Obama Eschews the ‘Refusal to Compromise as an Accomplishment’
This week, the president returned to Springfield, where the inter-party “trust we’d built meant that we came at each debate assuming the best in one another and not the worst.”
Coming Jan. 20: A Viewcast on Route Fifty’s State and Local Government Management Challenges Survey
Mark your calendars: We’ll be releasing the results of a survey of more than 900 state and local government leaders, employees and other public sector practitioners. Register and tune in.
The Dallas CPE: Planning, Management and Continuous Improvement Enhance Service Delivery
The City of Dallas integrates proven management systems and performance improvement tools under a single umbrella to provide better, more efficient services to residents.
Wanted in Ann Arbor: A City Administrator With ‘10-15 Years Experience in Child Care’
That job qualification might seem odd, but is an important reality in some local governments.
Connected Government, Part III: A County Executive’s Tool-Kit as an Elected Official
In the third of a multi-part guest article series for Route Fifty, King County (Wash.) Executive Dow Constantine examines a complex issue many public officials around the United States are facing in their communities: infrastructure.
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