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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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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...

THE TWELVE BIG LIES ABOUT STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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THE TWELVE BIG LIES ABOUT STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

There are all kinds of variations on the theme of the three big lies that people tell in the normal course of day-to-day life. One of our...

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...

Fatigue in the Public Sector Workplace: Risks and Solutions

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Fatigue in the Public Sector Workplace: Risks and Solutions

Last summer, we wrote a report for UKG about the increasingly onerous issue of state and local employees who -- for a variety of reasons...

Measuring & Managing Business Tax Incentives

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Measuring & Managing Business Tax Incentives

by Dr. Ellen Harpel, Founder of Smart Incentives and Randall Bauer, Director, PFM Group Consulting Randall Bauer Ellen Harpel As...

The Sisyphus Files – Repeated Issues in Performance Audits

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The Sisyphus Files – Repeated Issues in Performance Audits

Episode Two: Inappropriate Computer Access - We don’t recall any performance auditors complaining to us about the frustration they must...

Route Fifty’s Future of Work Series: A Summary

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Route Fifty’s Future of Work Series: A Summary

We’ve written columns for a variety of publications over the years ranging from the late, lamented Ladies’ Home Journal to Forbes to...

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