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Thriving into resilience with incremental habit change

Like many of you have experienced, the current pandemic has created down time in my schedule that I have not had in years, which has given me an opportunity to reflect on an almost 25-year career in public service and think about the next 15.

When WSU鈥檚 PPMC asked me to facilitate a session, and then when COVID hit, to write about 鈥淲orking with Incompetent People,鈥� I laughed out loud. What did that say about me? My business partner and I are blessed to work alongside very smart people including the PPMC team. Yet, wherever you are in your career, each of us can likely recall at least one experience and its accompanying feelings.

Join us on our journey of expanding our understanding of racism, equity and inclusion.

Matt recaps his experience working at the PPMC and moves forward as the new City Administrator in Hillsboro, Kansas.

Grant writing is thrilling, chilling and intimidating. But, it can also be rewarding! Lisa dives into the making of a successful grant.

The Public Policy and Management Center (PPMC) provides full-service management and logistical support for professional associations in the areas of membership, board support, professional conferences, marketing, website and more. Currently, the PPMC is establishing the Kansas Caregivers Support Network to support meaningful representation and a voice for relative, foster and kinship families.

As we celebrate National Public Works Week (NPWW) I extend a hearty Thank You to my fellow colleagues who serve in Public Works & Utilities in Wichita and throughout the country!

Working from home when it鈥檚 your idea and working from home when it鈥檚 someone else鈥檚 idea are two very different things...

Letter to the Editor....Bruckner family lore dictates that spreading mulch around plants and trees in one of the worst household chores there is. So imagine my surprise to find my gleeful eight-year-old in the truck bed, joyfully announcing, 鈥淚鈥檓 Rakeman. It鈥檚 a huge promotion. I didn鈥檛 even have a title last year.鈥�