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Building Bridges, Not Walls: Conflict Resolution Tools

December 30, 2024  by  Linda Gallagher
Category:  Administration and Management ,  Inclusive Communities

While workplace conflict is unavoidable for a variety of reasons, there are many tools teams and individuals can use to navigate challenges more constructively, and to end with results that promote reconciliation rather than reinforce divisions.

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Making Government Work Attractive

June 23, 2022  by  Tracy Burrows ,  Leah LaCivita
Category:  Administration and Management

How can local governments build a strong workplace culture that engages current staff and attracts new workers? Here are some ideas, including a case study from the City of Issaquah.

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A 4-Step Approach to Progressive Discipline

October 11, 2016  by  Marci Wright
Category:  Guest Author ,  Administration and Management

Clear and consistent guidelines allow supervisors to manage employee disciplinary issues while providing employees with the information and the opportunity to improve performance. Supervisors often coach and counsel employees to fix minor behavioral- or performance-related issues but a template, such as the 4-step progressive discipline process, gives an employers tools to proactively manage more challenging cases. 

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Skills HR Professionals Need to Lead and Influence Change

July 1, 2016  by  Cabot Dow
Category:  Guest Author ,  Administration and Management

This blog post highlights the key challenges that Human Resources professionals face and the skills needed to meet those challenges.

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Time to Scrap the Annual Performance Review?

June 8, 2016  by  Tracy Burrows
Category:  Administration and Management

New approaches to performance reviews offer techniques that could enhance the value of public sector performance appraisals.

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Understanding Employee Motivation is More Important than Ever

January 20, 2016  by  Michael Jacobson
Category:  Guest Author ,  Administration and Management

Lack of employee engagement shows itself in a variety of serious issues that impact organizational performance. Advisor Michael Jacobson highlights methods local governments can use to find out what motivates their employees and help keep them engaged.

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Employee Satisfaction Pays

September 29, 2014  by  Lynn Nordby
Category:  Administration and Management

This report on the CBS Sunday Morning broadcast of August 31 offers more evidence in support of the proposition that satisfied employees are good for your "brand". 

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New Law in Effect Regarding Health Care Information Received by an Agency

July 17, 2014  by  Flannary Collins
Category:  Administration and Management

Has your agency received "health care information" about a person that it never requested and is not authorized to receive? ("Health care information" is defined in RCW 70.02.010(16).) If so, you need to pay attention to new legislation related to such health care information that took effect on July 1, 2014. This legislation amends the Washington State’s Uniform Health Care Information Act...

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Happy but Looking??? Staff Retention, Training and Development

April 30, 2014  by  Bob Jean
Category:  Guest Author ,  Administration and Management

According to an article in a recent International City/County Management Association newsletter, 83% of employees are happy BUT looking for another job. Even though satisfied with their current jobs, employees are looking for:

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