NINE TIPS FOR IMPROVING MEETINGS
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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- 4 min
"Disaggregate to Manage"
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![Let’s Talk Performance!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0b278b_728cb0c1f0c2411ab0a3568788eb9643~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/0b278b_728cb0c1f0c2411ab0a3568788eb9643~mv2.jpg)
- 2 min
Let’s Talk Performance!
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- 2 min
THE B&G Reading List
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- 2 min
Please Recommend a Book
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- 2 min
FIGHTING FRAUD: ADVICE FOR SMALLER CITIES
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- 2 min
The Non-Tech Problems with Public Sector Apps
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- 3 min
The Fight for Independent Oversight
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- 2 min
Lagging Inspections: Will We Never Learn?
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- 2 min
Getting Feedback From Residents: A New Survey
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- 1 min
New, Up-to-date GUIDE TO BUDGET RESOURCES
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Why hide from data?
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Bringing Context to Quality of Life Ratings
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Measuring Principals (not Principles)
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Praise in a Remote World
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Climate Action: Backed by Budget
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Understanding Fiscal Scandals and Their Impact on Localities
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The Tower of State and Local Babel
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Disaggregating is King
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Procurement Offices and the Environment