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The Challenge of Performance Management in Community Development

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

In a forthcoming book, I define performance management as a continuous and cyclical process of making data-informed decisions to improve organizational outcomes. Over the last few decades, these systems have become ubiquitous in almost every aspect of local government management.

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How city managers can support the mental health of residents & employees

zencity

From my perspective, the past few years have given rise to a perfect storm – where COVID-19 is one of the biggest contributing stressors – and a storm that is unavoidable for our residents, our employees, and ourselves as city managers. Some cities might have the capacity to have a counselor in-house. This one should be simple.

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Conversations With CXOs: Michael Mayta

GovLoop

“I think in the public sector, it’s about making sure that our folks understand that they actually are making a difference,” Mayta said. The work they do has tangible impact. People get housing because we’ve helped them sign up for it. What have you learned about translating policy into management goals?

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FORT WORTH: THE TRAIN IS ON THE TRACKS

Barrett & Greene

Additionally, it has built numerous dashboards and modeling that analyze fire overtime, appropriate minimum wage for our economy, and housing inventories. We forwarded an e-mail to ourselves at the time to remind us to check in with Fort Worth in a year to see what had happened in the intervening months.

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FORT WORTH: THE TRAIN IS ON THE TRACKS

Barrett & Greene

Additionally, it has built numerous dashboards and modeling that analyze fire overtime, appropriate minimum wage for our economy, and housing inventories. We forwarded an e-mail to ourselves at the time to remind us to check in with Fort Worth in a year to see what had happened in the intervening months.

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How to Prevent and Reduce Illegal Dumping

Center for Community Progress

“Once, on a public street, someone dumped a 55-gallon drum of an extremely hazardous chemical right at the curb near a park within the city,” said Keith L. Walker, Director of the Department of Public Works in Camden, New Jersey. “It No one wants to look at a dump site when they leave the house.