As President of Novak Consulting, Julia Novak (LinkedIn & Twitter) helps cities across the country with everything from executive recruitment to strategic planning. She comes on the podcast to talk the rise of incivility in government and the need to think of public service as a “barn raising” effort.
Supplemental Reading:
Ann Arbor Council Focus: Budget, Safety, Infrastructure
Lessons from the Mound a presentation by Julia Novak
On the Public Record with Julia Novak, The Novak Consulting Group
The value of community-based strategic planning