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Amp Up Your LocalGov Engagement Skills

January 2, 2018 By Ashley Trim

  In an age where trust in government (and indeed all institutions for that matter) is at an all-time low, the very future of local representative democracy requires leaders with a new skill – the ability to break through cynicism and mistrust to directly engage residents in local policy. From public safety, to city budgets […]

Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Public Engagement Tagged With: civic engagement, community, engagement, government, pepperdine, public engagement

Register Today for the MMANC 66th Annual Conference

September 13, 2016 By Kim Castro

MMANC annual conference

The Municipal Management Association of Northern California (MMANC) is proud to present the 66th Annual 2016 Annual Conference, to be held October 10-12, 2016 in Monterey, CA at the Marriott Monterey. The theme for this year’s event is Leading with Intention. The conference will feature the following sessions: Change Management, Navigating a Master Plan, Participatory Budgeting, […]

Filed Under: Events & Programs, SF/Peninsula/South Bay/Monterey Bay Tagged With: annual conference, cgl, communications, engagement, leadership, mmanc, Monterey, networking, professional development, public service

Davenport Institute Launches Public Engagement Platform

February 19, 2016 By Ashley Trim

Davenport Institute at Pepperdine University

The Davenport Institute at the Pepperdine School of Public Policy works with municipal governments and civic organizations to engage the residents of California in the policy decisions that affect their everyday lives. In today’s world of easy access to information and easy connectivity to others, it is more important than ever for California’s local leaders […]

Filed Under: Govern, Places, Public Engagement, Public Trust & Ethics, SoCal and Beyond Tagged With: civic engagement, engagement, pepperdine, public engagement, self-governance

Career Compass No. 38: Your Staff Meetings Don’t Have To Be Dreary

April 22, 2015 By Frank Benest

Generic staff meeting photo

CAREER COMPASS I supervise an operations group in a community services special district. Our district has a lot of responsibilities and is always trying to address the demands of our service recipients. Because we try to move fast, I hold a weekly staff meeting to keep the 15 operations staff people informed and, hopefully, engaged. […]

Filed Under: Communication, Lead, Managing People Tagged With: career compass, employees, engagement, frank benest, productivity, staff meetings

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