Use these tips for a solid working relationship with your elected official.

Your role is to offer staff guidance on how to get started, generate momentum, avoid pitfalls, and proceed to completion.

THIS BLOG POST IS WRITTEN BY GUEST CONTRIBUTOR, PATRICK MALONE, Director of the Key Executive Leadership Programs at American University.

Recruiting/retaining qualified personnel, succession planning, and staff development rank as most important for 2nd year in a row by state-local government HR managers.

In this issue of Career Compass, Dr. Frank Benest explains how to persuasively use stories to influence public policy decisions.

Ambition is a mindset, and it requires sustenance to catalyze your career.

It’s Day 2 of Public Service Recognition Week and our celebration of community heroes is in full swing. Yesterday, we introduced you to newly retired County Executive Melissa Peacor of Prince William County and Code Compliance Investigator Jeff Loeffler (read Sunday’s post). Today, we introduce the second community hero out of Prince William County: Sergeant…

Celebrate the value of public service! If you look around your community, you’ll find people using their talents each day to improve our quality of life. Some are in very public roles—like police officers or teachers. Others keep the roads maintained, collect recycling, and beautify our parks and public spaces. In honor of public service,…