Objectives »» Identify legal issues associated with using social media to gather information »» Establish how an employer can effectively design and implement a written social media policy Description Social media is the source of all information. For a governmental employer it is a double-edged sword. On one side, it provides municipal employers with a wealth of information about prospective and current employees. On t...

Objectives »»Learn to see new opportunities for creating value for citizens and customers, for removing waste from every process, and for creating more rewarding jobs for employees »»Understand how lean thinking can be applied in every type of office and service activity in local government »»Choose the lean pathway that is right for you and create your own action plan for implementing lean in your organizat...

Objectives »»Understand different strategic planning approaches and techniques and their attendant advantages and disadvantages »»Become familiar with strategic plan implementation and follow-up and how strategic planning fits into other organizational functions, such as budgeting and accountability »»Learn how to conduct strategic planning using interactive learning simulation exercises, or “learning...

Objectives »»Understand the basics of negotiating public sector collective bargaining agreements »»Gain insights into union positions and perspectives »»Learn about various collective bargaining strategies Description Fraught with legal and human resource conundrums labor and management relations can be a difficult area to navigate. Learn negotiation fundamentals as workshop leaders in this session of the Ci...

Illinois School Response Conference 2012 13th &14th September 2012 Chicago, Illinois Dear Colleague: Please join us together with top school administrators and key decision-makers of K-12, Colleges, and Universities of both public and private. Joined also by the distinguished school safety experts, public/school health officials, mental health professionals, media persons-journalist and reporters, campus security officers, risk managers, e...