Latest Careers in government Podcast Episodes
What City Hall Needs From Its New Finance Director - Part II
CitySpeak Podcast - December 11, 2020 23:48 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn addition to these 10 goals the new Finance Director must achieve as discussed in this podcast, there will also be many projects the City Manager will “delegate” to the new Finance Director. You must learn how to say “no” sometimes. Or you can say “yes" if you provide me the resou...
What City Hall Needs From Its New Finance Director
CitySpeak Podcast - December 04, 2020 03:31 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsWhether you are looking to transition from the private sector or you’re an “up and comer” in municipal government, you may be interested in listening in on this 3-part series of the CitySpeak blog and podcast as follows: Part 1 – Character traits and skills the municipal finance office...
What City Hall Needs From Its New Finance Director - Part I
CitySpeak Podcast - December 04, 2020 03:31 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsWhether you are looking to transition from the private sector or you’re an “up and comer” in municipal government, you may be interested in listening in on this 3-part series of the CitySpeak blog and podcast as follows: Part 1 – Character traits and skills the municipal finance office...
Help City Manager On-Board New Council Members
CitySpeak Podcast - November 19, 2020 14:36 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn today’s CitySpeak, we discuss six points that all municipal employees can think about to on-board new Council members next month: 1. Support the City Manager even if he’s a “lame duck” leader who may be fired by the new City Council. 2. City Managers, you can survive the new Cit...
Work From Home: New Norm for Municipal Workers
CitySpeak Podcast - November 12, 2020 15:13 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThere are 6 main points highlighted about allowing municipal employees to work from home, and the constraints municipal managers will have to overcome to maximize the benefits of WFH initiatives. John also addresses the risks and disadvantages of municipal employees working from home...
What Does an Economic Recession Feel Like at City Hall?
CitySpeak Podcast - November 05, 2020 13:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsDo you want to learn more about why the stock market is doing so well on Wall Street when the jobs picture is poor on Main Street? Do you want to learn about interest rates and why it is a very risky monetary policy of the Federal Reserve Bank to keep printing money and going into debt...
Think Long-Term, Rewards Are Greater
CitySpeak Podcast - October 29, 2020 12:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHere’s the point of this CitySpeak episode: Think long-term, the rewards are great! In today’s CitySpeak podcast, I present three (3) important benefits we can all enjoy from “thinking long-term”… about our careers, our relationships, and our life in general. Here they are as follo...
Millennials Reinventing Government
CitySpeak Podcast - October 22, 2020 17:29 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsLocal governments welcomed the year 2020 with a clear vision of optimism, with a focus successful achievement of our fiscal and organizational goals. Today we’re facing a world of massive uncertainty. Our optimism dropped instantly when the Coronavirus threat was finally announced in ...
Why Choose a Career in Municipal Government
CitySpeak Podcast - October 15, 2020 12:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn this episode, John shares his story on why he chose a career in municipal government. When still in college, he took a career assessment called SIGI, a comprehensive, interactive, computer-assisted career guidance program designed to assist students in making career choices. SIGI ...
Municipal Employees: Stay Out of Politics
CitySpeak Podcast - October 08, 2020 13:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsJohn has been involved in the municipal industry for 30+ years and through his experience, he knows certain conversations you should indulge in, and certain conversations you should not indulge in. Local government politics that belong in the realm of elected officials, this tends to c...
Systemize Your Department to Do More with Less
CitySpeak Podcast - October 01, 2020 13:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsJohn's passion in this episode will encourage any municipal executive, City Manager, and/or Director that right now is the time to be a leader. Customer satisfaction is an important part of keeping a business open, municipal organizations are no different. To keep your customers happy...
Municipal Employees: Survive and Thrive During the Crisis
CitySpeak Podcast - September 23, 2020 20:34 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsMunicipal employees get nervous, anxious, and stressed about their jobs during times of fiscal crisis. This episode of CitySpeak reminds you that this economic recession is "not our first rodeo". We've been here before, we got through the last one, and we'll get through this COVID-...
Introducing CitySpeak the Podcast with John Herrera
CitySpeak Podcast - September 17, 2020 01:34 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThis is the first-ever CitySpeak podcast, with John Herrera, who is the founder, President, and CEO of MuniTemps. In this episode, we will spend the first 20 minutes getting to know John Herrera, as we hope this will help our listeners get a better perspective on where we are coming fr...
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