As we begin a new year in 2021, we thought it would be a great time to reflect on how the Center for Government Innovation helped local governments in 2020, including a look back at some key resources that we want to make sure you didn’t miss.
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As this pandemic stretches on and we feel the fatigue of remote work, do you need new ideas to help motivate employees working in the remote environment? Here are some suggestions to keep them engaged and productive.
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We know local governments face significant challenges this year. The Center for Government Innovation can help governments be well informed when making difficult financial decisions.
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As a manager, are you using the disruption of the pandemic to just get by or to thrive? Disruption provides you a unique opportunity to advocate for change. In times of disruption, such as the pandemic we’re experiencing now, it can be easier to get employees to make the decision to participate in a change.
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The Center for Government Innovation has been co-hosting Virtual Lean Coffees about once a month to gather Lean facilitators from state and local government so we can learn virtual process improvement facilitation tips and tricks from each other. Another meeting is planned for November, and we would love to have you join us.
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Although workers have always been susceptible to forgetting tasks, the additional communication challenges we work through during a crisis or disruption make any cracks in processes wider, deeper and more damaging. How can we manage the work our teams do so less falls through the cracks?
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Are you finding that you have a few stressors in your life these days? Your dining room table is also a home office and school desk; your cat interrupts important virtual meetings with your boss; so much togetherness! Connecting to a strong sense of purpose might just help you deal more effectively with stress whatever your situation might be.
… CONTINUE READING → A new reporting feature in the Financial Intelligence Tool makes it simple for a local government to project its data into the future.
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The Center for Government Innovation is hosting virtual get-togethers to discuss resource it has developed over the past year.
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This is the second in a series of three posts about managing remote teams based on insights from Lean principles. This time, we look at how to keep a team in sync with each other and senior leadership.
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