What's Your Story?
Story matters. Humans are storytellers and we have evolved to learn, share, teach and bring understanding through storytelling....
Does Your Workforce Match Your Demographics?
Why it matters now, and how you get there - Only 14% of city managers in the US are female, and diversity is just as bad, if not worse, amon
Comparative City Analysis
The Comparative City Analysis gives city leaders meaningful data that can be used for: strategic planning, council goal setting,...
The Social Media Dilemma
In recent years, cities across the country have worked to engage their residents through social media. Social media can be a quick and...
Plain Language
Anyone who has ever taken a good look at a government contract, employment agreement or municipal code, knows that it often helps to have...
Who Knew? eSports
I love it when I run across something I didn’t even know was out there. When I became economic development manager in the City of Carlsbad,
The New “Outsourced”
The term “outsourcing” was once laced with threat. It meant that a company was moving because jobs had been outsourced, usually offshore. As
How can I help?
I have had a fantastic career, working at the highest levels of city government, leading a chamber of commerce, serving as an executive in f
