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Community Leadership Programs Advance Public Leadership

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Russell Horton

As processes and hierarchies continue to flatten and public sector budgets persist in red ink, the search for relevant, cost-effective training grows ever more important. Public agencies at all levels of government are subject t... More »

PRIDE in Miami-Dade Park and Recreation

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Juan Armas

The Miami-Dade County Park and Recreation Department (MDPR) is one of the largest municipal park systems in the United States. In October 2007, the new MDPR director invited more than 40 senior and mid-level managers to a full-d... More »

Implementing the Four-Day Workweek

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Christine Rush

Government organizations are in a perpetual state of change. A key element to the introduction of change, as well as its eventual success or failure, is the human resource manager. Author Paul Light notes in his book The Four Pi... More »

Bridging the Skills Gap: Part II

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Pat Galagan

Part I of this series (Winter 2009/2010) defined a skills gap as a significant fissure between an organizations current capabilities and the skills it needs to achieve its mission and goals. Part II examines skills gaps facing t... More »

Executive Coaching: Leadership Development in the Federal Government

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Richard Koonce

The federal government is suffering from a serious leadership deficit, and that deficit has only grown in recent years given the challenges facing the United States. Thats the major headline to emerge from a recent report publis... More »