Your community depends on you.

 

Why is collaboration so difficult?

Budgets shrink while demands increase. You're doing more with less and silos and burnout are undermining your ability to serve. The problem isn't your commitment to the community. It's the mindset creating barriers.

 
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 Retention is #1 concern for 69% of state and local HR leaders

 You've implemented leadership training, process improvements, and engagement programs. But the same challenges persist: 
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Talent Leaves

Top talent leaves for the better opportunities
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Silos

Silos prevent departments from working together
Burnout
Burnout

Leaders are stretched thin and exhausted
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Disconnection

Employees are disengaged and detached from leadership

The real problem?
The inward mindset.

The inward mindset is a singular focus on my department, budget, and metrics—at the expense of community impact. It shows up as:

>  Silos instead of cross-functional collaboration
>  Turf protection instead of resource sharing
>  Compliance instead of outcome focused

 

 

This isn't about bad public servants. It's about dedicated people operating from a lens that blocks the trust, innovation, and collaboration needed to serve your community effectively.
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Build a culture that transforms community outcomes

State and local agencies face unique pressures, limited budgets, public scrutiny, political pressures, and diverse community needs. Arbinger's leadership development solutions help you break through barriers and create the culture your community deserves.
Leadership Development
Leadership
Development

Equip your leaders with the skills to navigate change, limited resources, and competing priorities while building high-performing teams.
Employee Retention
Employee Retention & Engagement

Improve retention and reduce costly turnover by creating a culture where employees feel valued, see their impact, and want to stay.
Strategic Planning
Strategic Planning & Execution

 Develop strategic plans that mobilize your workforce, align efforts across departments, and dramatically accelerate mission results.

What our state and local government clients achieve:
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 decrease in turnover in a 6,000+ employee organization
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 reduction in community complaints signaling higher satisfaction
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 decrease in turnover after 16 month implementation program

SUCCESS STORY: CITY OF GEORGETOWN

See what happens when local government turns outward

 

"What Arbinger has done for us, working with an outward mindset and having a focus on the impact that we're having on each other, on other departments across silos, like we're all on the same team, working for the same goals."

Wayne Nero
Assistant City Manager

 
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Tools built on 45 years of research

Our programs and methodology are built on 45 years of research in the psychology of human behavior and motivation. Arbinger's state and local government tools empower your leaders and teams to navigate conflict, strengthen relationships, and improve work efficiency.

Four Tool Categories:

  • Developing accountable people
  • Fostering a collaborative culture
  • Reducing friction & creating trust
  • Providing strategic leadership
See the tools in action

 Ready to improve operational efficiency?

 Create trust within your agency and with the communities you serve. 

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