I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. – Philippians 3:14 Imagine trying to swim against the current in this picture. Impossible, if not for some force outside yourself. I sometimes think of the journey of faith as being on a river. We want to get upstream, to life, not downstream to death. Yet, the journey upstream is not easy. In fact, if we do …
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I’m working with a local government department director who regularly talks about “his projects”, “his people” and “his plan”. No mention of the team, but a lot of mentions …
You may be wondering what WIGS and local government have in common. The WIG I’m talking about is a “wildly important goal”. WIGs are extremely important goals that can change …
Georgia cities and counties that regularly measure both current performance and progress toward future goals are ahead of their peers. Having access to metrics, seeing changes in performance over …
Committing to and achieving something becomes more of a reality when we state exactly what we want. If I tell you I’m going to publish an RFP for a new software for the City …
Sometimes big projects that are new to us or are filled with lots of stages of deployment can seem overwhelming. We want to get moving but the day-to-day fires eat …
Nearly every City and County government does a wonderful job of serving our communities. But not all departments, not all cities and not all counties are the same. Some experience …
For us busy, busy people, it’s easy to be so focused on what we’re doing that we miss a lot of what’s going on around us. You may have seen the …
HIGH GROUND For thousands of years armies have used high ground to their advantage in battle….to both defend and conquer territory. In The Art of War Sun Tzus recommends that military leaders take high …
Have you ever noticed that your personal happiness in your life & accomplishments here on earth is short lived? The “life” that our accomplishments give us – the joy they give us …
Tired, worn out, frazzled, dazed, agitated, upset, disappointed….or even joyful and full of hope…want to take 6 minutes and simply rest before God and receive the love He has for you? I …