Culture
21Mar
MANAGING LOCAL GOVERNMENT IS TOUGHER THAN USUAL – What is a Manager to Do?
-Authored by Ed Everett a retired city manager and recipient of the ICMA highest award: Mark E. Keane Award for Career Excellence. He is a Senior Fellow at the Davenport [...]
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04Dec
Creating a Positive and Civil Workplace: A Cultural Approach to Ending Workplace Harassment
“Life is not so short but that there is always time enough for courtesy.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Businesses have long paid attention to hostile work environments, workplace [...]
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09Jun
Fostering an Environment of Creative Problem Solving
“Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.” –Einstein Creative leaders are those who can continuously solve meaningful problems. They enable [...]
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03Apr
Using a Talent Development Strategy to Build Bench Strength
“People are definitely a company’s greatest asset. It doesn’t make any difference whether the product is cars or cosmetics. A company is only as good as the people it [...]
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05Jan
Steering by Assessments: Using Employee Feedback to Guide Future Plans
Democracy is the only system capable of reflecting the humanist premise of equilibrium or balance. The key to its secret is the involvement of the citizen. – John [...]
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01Dec
Mission Possible: Fostering a Motivating Environment Given Today’s Challenges
“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing — that’s why we recommend it daily.” Zig Ziglar No matter what’s [...]
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