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B&G REPORT.

The B&G Report features newsy items relating to a wide variety of state and local government management topics, including state and local performance audit, state and local performance management, government budgeting, state and local human resource issues, and a variety of other public sector issues.

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LOOKING BEHIND THE HEADLINES

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LOOKING BEHIND THE HEADLINES

We recently came across an online report by a local NPR station that began with a headline that stated that, “Philadelphia and Wilmington...

A READER'S GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE

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A READER'S GUIDE TO GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE

Several decades ago, when we first developed a passion for performance management, we leaned upon a cadre of people who were pioneering...

BURIED ACADEMIC TREASURES

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BURIED ACADEMIC TREASURES

When we were attending the most recent Southeastern Conference for Public Administration in Memphis (SECOPA), we sat in on a number of...

ARE BEST PRACTICES REALLY THE BEST?

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ARE BEST PRACTICES REALLY THE BEST?

Just the other day, we were editing a Guest Column for this website (we won’t bother to mention the name of the author) and discovered...

WHAT DO – OR DON’T – THE FEDS DO?

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WHAT DO – OR DON’T – THE FEDS DO?

Over the course of time, we’ve written repeatedly about the confusion many Americans have about which level of government provides which...

FORT WORTH: THE TRAIN IS ON THE TRACKS

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FORT WORTH: THE TRAIN IS ON THE TRACKS

A little over a year ago, we wrote a column for Route Fifty about the remarkably ambitious host of efforts that Fort Worth, Texas was...

EIGHT WAYS TO WRITE FOR IMPACT

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EIGHT WAYS TO WRITE FOR IMPACT

Back in March, in collaboration with Donald F. Kettl professor emeritus and former dean of the University of Maryland School of Public...

GENERATION Z: ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL

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GENERATION Z: ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL

In conversations that we’ve had lately with people in human resources and elsewhere in government, we’ve found ourselves repeatedly...

AN OPEN LETTER TO ELECTED OFFICIALS

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AN OPEN LETTER TO ELECTED OFFICIALS

Good day, Last week we were talking to an inquisitive person who is rising in the local public sector world. The conversation turned to...

DO YOU LOVE CITIES TOO?

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DO YOU LOVE CITIES TOO?

We love cities. Though we moved out of Manhattan a few years ago for the little town of Bethel, Connecticut, we’ll live the rest of our...

WHEN CORRUPTION HITS SMALL CITIES

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WHEN CORRUPTION HITS SMALL CITIES

Walter Winchell, one of America’s most popular syndicated gossip columnists and radio commentators from the 1920s through the early 1960s...

WHY DO PEOPLE LAUGH WHEN WE TELL THEM WHAT WE DO?

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WHY DO PEOPLE LAUGH WHEN WE TELL THEM WHAT WE DO?

When we attend social gatherings like weddings and are seated with people who don’t know us, one of the obligatory first questions...

POTHOLES ON THE AI ROAD

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POTHOLES ON THE AI ROAD

We’re not scared of AI. It doesn’t take much historical memory to know that pretty much any new technology brings out fear and...

OF FIREWORKS AND CIVIC EDUCATION

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OF FIREWORKS AND CIVIC EDUCATION

With the Fourth of July right around the corner, many Americans are looking forward to a day off from work, cookouts and fireworks. Yet...

GOVERNMENT INTERNET FRUSTRATIONS

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GOVERNMENT INTERNET FRUSTRATIONS

We get a great deal of information from the Internet for our work, and there’s little question that the easy access to tons of reports,...

NINE TIPS FOR IMPROVING MEETINGS

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NINE TIPS FOR IMPROVING MEETINGS

Over more than 30 years of covering state and local government, we can’t recall ever talking to a public sector manager who loved going...

THE GRAVEYARD OF GOOD IDEAS

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THE GRAVEYARD OF GOOD IDEAS

A couple of weeks ago, we wrote a B&G report titled “Is Speedy Government Good Government?” in which we made the case that the pressure...

IS SPEEDY GOVERNMENT GOOD GOVERNMENT?

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IS SPEEDY GOVERNMENT GOOD GOVERNMENT?

Not to be overly blunt, but we’ve grown sick and tired of hearing people complaining about how long it takes state and local governments...

EMPLOYEE SURVEYS' TWO-EDGED SWORD

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EMPLOYEE SURVEYS' TWO-EDGED SWORD

Employee surveys can provide extremely valuable information for supervisors, managers and HR officials in cities, counties, and states...

REBRANDING LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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REBRANDING LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Over the years, we’ve chatted with high school and college students about the potential of careers working for state and local...

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