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Searching for Talent in a Web 2.0 World – Succession Planning Offers Adaptability

Public services can be potentially transformed using succession planning and Web 2.0 tools.  When both tools are combined, government services can be made more transparent, collaborative and interactive.  Without incorporating…

Government Reinvention or Volunteers Willing to Serve?

Government Reinvention or Volunteers Willing to Serve?

It seems everyone is trying to solve problems of government, including the politicians, but gridlock and partisanship appear to win out more and more, creating stalemate. The media and polls…

The Attractiveness of Being Part of the Massive Federal Workforce: Is It for Everyone?

The federal workforce continues to be very attractive as a place to seek employment despite the constant discussion and banter about cutbacks and less government. The experts are pointing to…

Improving the Federal Workforce Through Increased Employee Engagement

This is not an easy time to be a public servant. Heated budget battles and rhetoric about the size, function, scope and effectiveness of the public sector have generated criticism…

Pay for Performance: Is it Good for Public Administration?

Being the inaugural column for PA TIMES online, I want to take the opportunity to briefly describe my rationale for undertaking this endeavor. My observations and perspectives stem from experience…

Utilizing Feedback to Improve Employee and Organizational Performance

Feedback is critical for the performance of an employee and their organization. To be effective, employees must receive timely and substantive information about their performance and, to be both competitive…

A Polemic for Financing Community Development

A Polemic for Financing Community Development

Last month, I discussed the need to view community development as a public good because development involves crucial governance areas, from education to infrastructure, that benefit all of society. And…

Democracy on Trial: The Rule of Law and the NSA

Imagine a government that spies on its citizens, often without warrants. A government that holds secret court hearings, or a government that asserts the right to detain and jail citizens…

A Lesson in Listening

It was storming early one morning in Nashville. There for my nephew’s graduation, I was headed out for the day’s events when I met Gail. In her mid-50’s, Gail had…

What is Social Marketing? What’s in It for Public Agencies?

What is Social Marketing? What’s in It for Public Agencies?

Imagine a world where citizens eagerly adopt behaviors that public agencies promote, from getting annual flu shots and drinking only eight ounces of soda pop at lunch . . .…

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