Nancy Joan Hess

PCC Local Time

Government EN ↓ 103 episodes

No other level of government impacts us as much in our daily lives as local government. For the last 40 years I have been talking to managers as an organization consultant and am as fascinated by their work today as when I began. The professional municipal manager is entrusted with a ship that often runs over rough waters even as it delivers vital services to communities. This show is about the ideas and innovation that will drive the future of the profession of municipal management. If you are interested in learning more about the Pioneering Change Community, sign up for the Friday newsletter...

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Nancy Joan Hess

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#3 - Urgent! Update on the status of emergency management today 25.03.2022 49:52

One of the key topics we are addressing this year in the Pioneering Change Community is emergency management. Today we have professionals in the field of research, emergency services and emergency management with us to share their perspectives on what good process looks like, why mitigation efforts are often left behind and the challenge of leadership across silos. Contributors to the Meet-up: Bev...

#2 - Bev Cigler on research and emerging skills for local gov't managers 10.12.2021 1:15:34

Bev Cigler, Ph. D., is a Penn State Distinguished Professor of Public Policy and Administration, Emerita. She specializes in intergovernmental relations, focusing on state-local relations and state and local policy, politics, and management. Much of her published work has received national and state funding and includes more than 175 peer reviewed articles and book chapters, several co-authored an...

#1 - Jeffrey Stonehill on managing a full service Borough 25.10.2021 1:11:43

Have you ever wondered what it might be like to manage a municipality that provides its own electric service? Although a modest sized Borough of nearly 21,000, Chambersburg, located in Franklin County Pennsylvania delivers a full complement of utility, emergency, parks and recreation and a host of other municipal services, but that is not what makes my guest Jeffrey Stonehill so unique. His well h...