April 2026

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The Trust Compound: Why the Best Leadership Decisions Happen After the Vote

If you’ve spent any time in public sector leadership, you’ve almost certainly experienced the specific “exhale” that happens the moment a major decision is finally made. After months of town halls, contentious committee meetings, and endless rounds of feedback, the vote is cast or the policy is signed. The heavy lifting is over. Or so

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Actionable Strategic Planning for Local Government: How to Prevent Strategic Drift

Most strategic planning processes include a neatly-written vision statement that resonates with those who crafted it. They put their values and hopes for their organization into that document and it feels inspiring right away.  But over time the excitement fades thanks to the daily grind of emails, crises, meetings, and everything else that bogs us

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