Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative’s Post

Increasingly, #cities must deliver more with even less. Some are forced to rethink their budgets radically and make tough choices. While there are no perfect solutions, leaders can adopt a data-driven, innovation-oriented approach and even find opportunity in fiscal challenges. Diagnose challenges and apply learnings with the City Leader Guide on Fiscal Resilience from the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative: 

This guide provides practical resources to help city leaders adopt new tools and tweak existing practices so that they can face any financial hurdle that comes their way. Budget planning isn't reserved for one wing of city hall - it's something that every city staffer should be thinking about. I'd argue every policy analyst/project manager should have a strong foundational understanding of the budgeting process (and the unique quirks in their city). Eons ago, Margaret Wynne led a budget workshop for LA mayor's office staff which helped me gain basic skills in interpreting the budget and identifying key moments where the mayor's data team could be leveraged. 🏅 Fiscal planning is a team sport - check out this guide and share it with your city hall teammates. Thanks to Fernando Fernandez-Monge and team for the recent updates to the guide!

In today's competitive business environment, it is essential to think outside the box in order to create new markets for your products and services. It can be difficult to come up with new ideas, but it is worth the effort. By thinking outside the box, you can come up with new ways to market your existing products and services, and even create new products and services that your customers will love. #Business #Consulting #Leadership

In recent months I've been collaborating on a new writing project - but this post isn't about that! It is, however part of the reason I have fallen behind in timely sharing the Changeosity Insights articles Krysta Fox and I have recently written. Fortunately, the pros and cons of separating the roles of CEO and Board Chair is a topic that is perennially important, and a #governance question #leadership of #smallbusiness need to consider as their business grows.

The (only) goal of a strategic #advisor is for their advice to be heeded, not ignored. To get your piece of advice across the Rubicon of acceptance, keep your #checklist simple. Focus on: 1. Quality: Your advice should be evidence-based and objective. 2. Timing: Your advice should manifest when it matters, not after the fact. 3. Audience: You need to identify the right person or group of people to share your advice with. #advisory #decisionmaking #leadership

LEADERSHIP: Hold Staff Accountable If You Want Them to Listen to You: Concrete steps for effective staff management. By Ed Mendlowitz 202 Questions and Answers: Managing an Accounting Practice Go PRO for members-only access to more Edward Mendlowitz. http://dlvr.it/T5YK52 #Practice #Management #Leadership

LEADERSHIP: Hold Staff Accountable If You Want Them to Listen to You: Concrete steps for effective staff management. By Ed Mendlowitz 202 Questions and Answers: Managing an Accounting Practice Go PRO for members-only access to more Edward Mendlowitz. http://dlvr.it/T5YHmK #Practice #Management #Leadership

LEADERSHIP: Hold Staff Accountable If You Want Them to Listen to You: Concrete steps for effective staff management. By Ed Mendlowitz 202 Questions and Answers: Managing an Accounting Practice Go PRO for members-only access to more Edward Mendlowitz. http://dlvr.it/T5YKBb #Practice #Management #Leadership

LEADERSHIP: Accounting Needs a ‘Rethink’ Not a ‘Rebrand’: Your value is in the knowledge you have and the relationships and trust you’ve built. By Seth Fineberg At Large Go PRO for members-only access to more Seth Fineberg. http://dlvr.it/T7xLMy #Practice #Management #Leadership

At the beginning of a journey to create a more equitable and inclusive system, it's great to create a baseline for staff understanding of UDL. It gives you a place to target strategic planning so you know which route to take. This is a great resource to help establish a baseline with your teachers.