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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

FAILURE AS A KEY TO SUCCESS

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FAILURE AS A KEY TO SUCCESS

We’ve just been catching up on one of our favorite podcasts, Freakonomics Radio, and came across a wonderful conversation with Samuel...

When the Vision Meets the Real World

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When the Vision Meets the Real World

We’ve just been reading a splendid book by Erik Larson, titled “The Splendid and the Vile,” that tells the tale of Winston Churchill in...

“You Might Be Right”, A B&G Report Podcast Recommendation

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“You Might Be Right”, A B&G Report Podcast Recommendation

In the tension-filled political week before the midterm elections, we were particularly grateful for a relatively new podcast called “You...

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