Professional Development
Quantity over Quality
The best way to get better at pottery, at economic development, or at anything, is to do more.
The 22 Rules of Storytelling for Economic Developers, Downtown Marketers, and Tourism Directors
A must-read for writers, economic developers, and anyone who wants to tell captivating stories.
6 Loops to Break
Sometimes econ dev is a loop. Here are 6 to break out of.
Create Anti Goals
Anti-goals force us to ask “How am I complicit in creating the conditions I say I don’t want?”.
Rules for Conferences
Conferences are about face-to-face interaction, not about sitting in sessions.
The Power of a Favor
Asking for help is a hard thing to do, and an even harder thing to admit.
11 Strategies to be a Better Economic Developer
Check out number four!
7 Tactics to Be a World-Class Negotiator
Anything you want in life is only a negotiation away.
Introducing: Econ Dev Show Peer Mentoring
Help other econ devs, and be helped, as both teacher and student.
Obvious and Amazing
How did you even come up with that? It’s genius!
