GovernmentWise, Inc.






The difference between heaven and hell is not so much the temperature; it's the management.
                                            ~ Will Rogers

What We Do

GovernmentWise is a consultancy committed to the mission of enhancing public service—focusing on both the who and the how.
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GovernmentWise excels at starting new programs, fixing struggling ones, and scouting emerging trends that could significantly impact an organization. Typically, the work of the firm falls into these areas:
Civic DialogueDesigning, marketing, and producing educational and civic programs in the public interest.
CommunicationsAssisting public and private sector clients in developing communication plans for projects and new programs, and in refreshing their websites.
ConsultingWorking with public sector clients on performance measurement and management, service strategy and I.T. alignment either as stand-alone or affiliated engagements with a network of partners, large and small, national and local.
EducationDeveloping management and executive education programs as short classes, extended courses for credit, or intensive seminars and workshops spanning 1-5 days. The sessions can be delivered on-site or at the Hatfield School of Government.
Partnership Development / Relationship PortfoliosTougher times ahead for government will lead to the deliberate creation of a growing "portfolio" of strategic relationships. The firm's experience in global relationship management can help clients catalog their relationships, assess them for their costs and benefits, identify gaps in the portfolio, and assist in finding and qualifying new partners.
Public SpeakingThe firm's principal, George Beard, has given scores of presentations to large and small public groups, and technology firms on innovation, leadership, and organization change.
Scouting the FutureHelping enterprise leaders assess future forces that will impact their organization and then find a path to transition the enterprise.
Talent SourcingRecruiting and placing graduate students from America's top universities via the Oregon Performance Internship, the Public Sector Financial Management Fellows, and the soon-to-launch Electronic Government Institute and Internship programs. The firm is also assisting the Oregon Independent Colleges Foundation in its 2006 launch of the Oregon Management Internship.



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