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Imagine you’ve been asked to design a game. Your goals are to get everyone to play, to learn, and to have fun. You might start with an overall goal. Get […]

Two years ago, international software giant SAP launched their Autism at Work initiative. I learned about this effort a few days ago during a book group discussion after reading NeuroTribes […]

Public sector projects are complex projects often involving staff across multiple departments and may require access to professionals that are external to the organization. Projects can range from creating an […]

Last December, I was asked to take over the effort to launch my group’s new website, a project that had languished for the better part of three years. I will […]

It has already begun. Candidates for municipal offices are telling the public how they will change your city or town. Some mayoral and city council candidates may be campaigning to […]

The public sector is full of news about the “silver tsunami” and leadership gaps. We also speak of needing leaders who better reflect our communities, especially more women and more […]

You are meeting with members of your economic development board and trying to make decisions about infrastructure investment to promote growth. One member wants to focus the discussion on the […]

“I never dreamed I would be expected to know so much about so many different topics!” –  A newly elected county commissioner There is the “What” of public work, and […]

Some meetings really are a waste of time. A recent survey reports American workers spend up to 9 hours a week preparing for and attending general status meetings. Status meetings […]

In this post, I continue to share the insights both confirmed and stretched by teaching two sets of veteran county and city elected officials through our LELA program, Managing Conflict: […]