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Toxic workplace behavior and employee burnout: Fix one, fix both

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Jerks at Work author Tessa West shares research and insights about the damaging effect of toxic behavior in the workplace and offers strategies for effectively coping with it.

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State and Local Agencies Automate Data Analysis with Software as a Service

State Tech Magazine

When it comes to hiring, Los Angeles County wants to improve its recruitment process, further diversify its workforce and reduce the time it takes to fill open positions — and it plans to do so with the help of a new cloud-based data analytics platform. LA County’s Human Resources Department once manually built reports on its hiring data, a time-consuming and inefficient task.

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How EdTechs use AWS to connect and engage the learning community

AWS Public Sector Blog

Social connection is integral to the learning experience. Research shows that family and community involvement in schools is closely related to positive outcomes for students. Collaborative learning experiences help learners work through misunderstandings and absorb content more effectively. Plus, when educators connect and communicate with each other, they can help improve the culture of education, use their data more effectively, and deliver better results for students.

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Disasters People Never Imagined or Considered

Disaster Zone blog

People move to places oblivious to the disaster risks of that region or specific location.

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The Ultimate Playground Inspection Handbook

Dive into the world of playground safety with this complimentary guide. It offers a detailed exploration of essential practices to ensure the utmost safety for children. Delve into inspection techniques, from assessing equipment conditions to evaluating surfacing materials. Gain insights into maintenance strategies to keep playgrounds in top-notch condition year-round.

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An Introvert’s Top 3 Tips for Approaching Grant-making Foundations

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

Many people become grant writers because they’re better with words than people. And by many, I mean me. You too, maybe? Seriously though, in my 25+ years in nonprofit fundraising, I have met many more introverts than extroverts who gravitate toward grant writing and management versus individual donors or special events. But here’s the trick. Even though many foundations may seem like faceless institutions hidden behind online portals and fancy office buildings, each grant-making decision is made

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Survey results: Expectations for company performance, by industry

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Across industries, only respondents working in energy and materials and financial services report more upbeat expectations for their companies’ profits or demand for their goods or services than in the previous survey.

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Shining a Light on Inspiring School Employees for a Third Year

Homeroom

By: Frances W. Hopkins We are now in Year 3 of the Recognizing Inspiring School Employees (RISE) Award, by which the U.S. Department of Education (ED) honors classified school employees. Candidates include individuals who work in schools as: paraprofessionals and in clerical and administrative services, transportation services, food and nutrition services, custodial and maintenance services, Continue Reading.

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What @sog_ced is reading online: September 2022

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

The following are articles and reports on the web that the Community and Economic Development Program at the UNC School of Government shared through social media over the past month. Follow us on twitter or facebook to receive regular updates. Items of interest related to CED in North Carolina : Research from UNC business school: pandemic-induced population boom in NC concentrated in 26 counties (half of the increase in only 6 counties), creating “housing affordability crisis” for public hea

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Myth Busters: Top 3 Reasons You Think Remote or Hybrid Work Can’t Work

GovLoop

“It’s not where you work, it’s the work you do.” . That was one of the main points that special guest speaker Javier Inclan, Assistant Inspector General for Management and CIO at National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Inspector General, had to make in his mission to advocate for remote and hybrid work. Inclan was interviewed by transformational workforce expert Mika Cross for her latest installment of Management Minutes with Mika.

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Transforming the performance of your built assets and estate

Open Access Government - Technology News

Glider Technology Limited discusses built asset data and its importance for the construction industry. For many building managers, property, and estate teams, finding the information needed to support everyday decisions about the operation of a building or the performance of the wider estate can be a challenge. All too often documents and records are undiscoverable, inaccurate or incomplete.

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7 Signs Your Local Government ERP Is Holding You Back: A Guide for Small Municipalities

Local governments and municipalities serving populations under 200,000 face distinctive challenges in delivering efficient and effective services to their communities. To overcome these challenges, many rely on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems tailored to their specific needs. Not all ERP systems are created equal, and some may hinder progress rather than support it.

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A three-part recipe for business growth in the consumer sector

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Matt Leeds, a partner at consumer-focused private-equity group L Catterton, details a trio of winning strategies for growth.

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3D-printed homes save time, money, state pilot shows

GCN

A potential solution to Virginia’s housing shortage comes from the nozzle of a 3D printer.

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The future of medtech sales is hybrid

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Top-performing medtech companies are using hybrid or end-to-end remote sales motions to better meet the needs of healthcare personnel and other stakeholders.

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House bill limits police use of facial recognition

GCN

The legislation would place “strong limits” on the technology’s use, provide transparency to those harmed by it and ensure there are annual assessments of its accuracy.

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Sustainable Facility Maintenance Management for Small Local Governments

Unlock the potential of sustainable facility management! This guide empowers small local governments to lead with climate-resilient infrastructure, energy efficiency, waste reduction, and more. Elevate your community's resilience, reduce costs, and embrace eco-friendly practices. Discover the role of facility maintenance teams in green cleaning, sustainability analyses, and infrastructure upgrades.

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No more housing filtration? (at least in big cities)

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Filtration is an old concept in urban planning (also called "ecological succession," "invasion-succession theory," or "concentric zone theory"). I thought from the University of Chicago sociologists in the 1920s, but it actually was first posited in the UK. It presumes that people with more money move outward from the core. As they do so they are replaced by people who on a relative basis, have improved their circumstances compared to lower income deciles.

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Four Ways to Put Zero Trust to Work

GovLoop

From executive orders to Office of Management and Budget guidance, a range of mandates are driving federal IT leaders to take a closer look at their efforts to achieve a zero-trust security framework. In light of recent high-profile cyber exploits against government, agencies are looking to zero trust to help address long-standing vulnerabilities — risks made worse by remote work, migration to the cloud, mobility and other trends.

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How to Manage & Improve Local Public Meetings & Events 2022

GovPilot

Public meetings are meant to be a useful forum, designed to gauge public opinions on critical community issues and ensure voices from all backgrounds are heard. Unfortunately, many Americans are uninterested and unwilling to dedicate the time it takes to get involved in local politics. This hesitance from community members to become involved in council meetings makes it very difficult to understand the true perspectives of the community and creates challenges in managing meetings and increasing

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Author Talks: People, planet, profits, and …

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Simmons University President Lynn Perry Wooten refreshes the triple bottom line with a fourth pillar for leading through compounding crises.

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ASPA TIMES Magazine: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

PA TIMES Magazine is a publication of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), a not-for-profit corporation. This edition focused on diversity, equity and inclusion in public administration, including guest columns, insights for the field and interviews with city government DEI officers about their work at the local level.

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Debate: How to stop our cities from being turned into AI jungles

GCN

As artificial intelligence becomes more common, policymakers must bulk up AI governance to ensure the technology is used responsibly.

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Global M&A market slows in 2022 first half—but shows signs of strength

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Americas are most active while technology/media/telecom dominates other sectors.

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States get helping hand with cloud, cyber adoption

GCN

The Alliance for Digital Innovation said it hopes to help states invest in innovative technologies.

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A guide for technologists to navigate job opportunities in the federal government

Partnership for Public Service

There are no shortage of challenges to solve or opportunities to serve in the federal government—whether you are looking for a long-term career change, a temporary leave of absence from your current job or something in between. But it’s no secret that the federal hiring process can be quite cumbersome, especially if you’re new to exploring government jobs.

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Proactive vs Reactive Maintenance: Making the Case for Preparedness

Discover comprehensive strategies for optimizing operations and achieving cost efficiency! This document offers insights into efficient inspections, data-driven decision-making, goal alignment, and resource optimization. It empowers local governments and maintenance departments to streamline operations and ensure significant cost savings. From aligning maintenance goals with community needs to leveraging data for strategic planning, this guide provides a roadmap for smoother, more reliable opera

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How Cloud tools help with healthcare data security

Google Public Sector

As the use of electronic health records (EHR) continues to rise, government agencies and healthcare providers need digital assurances that health information is protected and complies with key regulations such as HIPAA. They also need to ensure that any sensitive data can be protected–no matter the scale and speed at which they operate. Two cloud capabilities—Healthcare De-identification and Cloud Data Loss Prevention—can be instrumental to meeting these needs and keeping health data secure.

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Managing For the Future

GovLoop

Captain Kirk was never afraid to fly into a nebula. But alone, he wasn’t able to do it. He needed a crew that believed in him, too. In this world, the future is a nebula. “We don’t know what the next election cycle will bring, what the next presidential cycle will bring — what the world will bring,” said Kevin Brooks, Field Chief Technology Officer and Executive Strategist for Defense and National Security at ServiceNow, a workflow automation platform.