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Connection and Common Roots

Connection and Common Roots

It is becoming increasingly apparent that, in many ways, loneliness is both a longstanding and growing issue that threatens to unwind social progress and threaten the future collective efforts to…

The Importance of Public Administration Principles to Global Public Health Risk Assessments and National Health Action Plans

The Importance of Public Administration Principles to Global Public Health Risk Assessments and National Health Action Plans

Governments must devote resources toward recognizing the potential magnitude of a risk like antimicrobial resistance before it has already reached the tipping point and employ a One Health-based framework to…

Finding Our Path

Finding Our Path

I am actively fulfilling my passion of changing the world one person at a time, and I challenge you to discover what is standing in your way of fulfilling…

Public Administration Scholarship and the Epidemic of Academic Fraud and Dishonesty Part 6 – Rewarding the Content Creators

Public Administration Scholarship and the Epidemic of Academic Fraud and Dishonesty Part 6 – Rewarding the Content Creators

It may require a series of crises to motivate real reforms that put the faculty back in control of their universities, restore a sane working environment and otherwise prevent…

Childcare Subsidy to Provide Relief for Families

Childcare Subsidy to Provide Relief for Families

Although, the Executive Order on Increasing Access to High-Quality Care and Supporting Caregivers will not solve the child care issue in the United States. It is a major step in…

Is It Time to Re-Evaluate Cost Recovery Goals?

Is It Time to Re-Evaluate Cost Recovery Goals?

So, given the changes that have occurred since the pandemic, I ask again: When was the last time your community evaluated cost recovery goals for programs and services?…

The Value of Clock Watching

The Value of Clock Watching

When public sector leaders observe dysfunctional workplace behaviors like clock watching, before disciplining employees, they should first reflect on how much they own these concerns, addressing them as best they…

Ethical Leadership and Organizational Resilience

Ethical Leadership and Organizational Resilience

Resilience is not an elective. The need for organizational response, recovery and reactivation to challenges or crises is built upon a continuous and synergistic relationship between ethical leadership, committed followers…

The Cost of Free Money

The Cost of Free Money

The advantages of transparency that were formerly thought to exist have been disregarded, and it is now impossible to ignore the fissures in the American system. Interest rates or dividend…

Enhancing Agile Government Projects with AI: A New Frontier in Efficiency and Impact

Enhancing Agile Government Projects with AI: A New Frontier in Efficiency and Impact

As agencies embrace this combined approach, we can expect a future where government projects have higher levels of stakeholder happiness, better results and a stronger fit with the public interest.…

Taming the Dinosaur in the Room: Embracing New Generations of Public Sector Employees to Achieve Innovation

Taming the Dinosaur in the Room: Embracing New Generations of Public Sector Employees to Achieve Innovation

As governments engage with emerging generations of employees, there are new opportunities to gain from technological innovation that is intentional and forward-thinking. …