Spring is in the Air: A time for renewal?
The temperature gets warmer. The skies get bluer. The occasional snow squall becomes less frequent. Spring has sprung and we can now come out from under the gray skies of winter. But what should we […]
Month: April 2016
To Be or Not To Be? The Question of the Public Servant
I often get asked, WHAT is a Public Servant? Is being a Public Servant noble or is it a place where the working retired find a home? Do people of lesser skills gravitate to public […]
How to Avoid Unwanted Overtime Attention
The local media loves to cover stories on overtime issues in county government; we see it almost every day. While there’s good overtime and bad overtime, it’s not easy for the public to understand the […]
How to Tell a Story in 15 Seconds
When we think of storytelling, many of us think of the tales our parents used to tell us before bed or the books we had to read in high school. But the truth is, the […]
Transparency: A Government Issue That Has Biblical Impact?
In a world where communications spans the globe at lightning speed, we in government are in a pitched battle to keep our citizens informed. Citizens demand accountability from government while demanding access to the vast […]
Emergency Preparedness: It’s Not Just for First Responders
Last year we had 45 ‘Major Disaster Declarations’ in the U.S. according to FEMA. Sure the number fluctuations each year, but the reality is you can’t predict when or where an emergency is going to […]