On December 7th I had the pleasure of witnessing a most significant step forward in partnership between the County of Kings and the towns of Berwick, Kentville and Wolfville. The occasion was the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding  confirming the shared…

We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them. – Albert Einstein  

Coming together is a beginning; Keeping together is progress; Working together is success. – Henry Ford

“An empowered organization is one in which individuals have the knowledge, skill, desire, and opportunity to personally succeed in a way that leads to collective organizational success.” – Stephen R. Covey

Freud, on pain and suffering in life, is said to have been the author of this astute observation. He said: “Avoid it!” – Sigmund Freud

Excellence is an art won by training and habitation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but rather we have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then is not…

A leader is best when neither seen nor heard; No so good when adored or glorified; Worst when hated and despised. Fail to honor people, they will fail to honor you; But of a good leader, when his (or her)…

Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention,  sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution. Quality represents the wise choice of many alternatives. – Willa A. Foster

The following is from a July 4, 2010 article on the website – www.futuregov.asia. Author, Robin Hicks, records that in an interview with FutureGov last week, the Mayor of Chongqing, a metropolis of 32 million people in southwest China, shared…

Today’s article refers readers to a new paper published by Ipsos North America. The paper presents an in-depth look at citizen satisfaction levels for local areas and local governments in 23 countries around the world, including Canada and the United…