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May 2012 · Volume 94 · Number 4

Too Little Time to Wear All Those Hats?

Serving as a manager of a small community can often mean working with limited time, resources, staff, and in-house expertise. The job requires unique perspective, skills, flexibility, and willingness by both manager and staff to wear many hats. 
Douglas Schulze, Normandy Park, Washington, and Thomas Terry, Elko New Market, Minnesota.
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The Road Less Traveled*

Case analysis of a community's expenditure considerations for infrastructure improvements. 
Daniel Rosemond, Miami Gardens, Florida.
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Rethinking Technology Leadership: A View from a CIO and a Manager*

Why having a strong centralized IT department may not work as it has in the past. 
Alan Shark, Washington, D.C., and Chris Brady, Mesa, Arizona.
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PM's Website This Month Features This Exclusive Article:

Embracing Change and Fostering Reinvention

Successful communities should not put up barriers to new construction, especially higher-density construction, and growth if the demand exists. 
Aaron Gruen, Deerfield, Illinois.
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Ethics Matter!

The Duty of Candor 

On Point

What Guidelines Are Employees Given on Social Media Use? 

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Innovation Edge*

Six Qualities Linked to Innovation 

Commentary*

In Transition: What You Didn't Learn in Graduate School 

Tech Touch

Electronic Government 2011 

Management Minute*

Employee Background Checks, Education Fraud, and Diploma Mills 

Short Story*

My Minnesota-Boryspil, Ukraine, Exchange! 




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