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Stay Out of the Brain Stem, Part II: The Effects of Brain Science on Organizational Culture

Stay Out of the Brain Stem, Part II: The Effects of Brain Science on Organizational Culture

Part two of a two-part series in understanding the implications of how our brains perceive social interactions in the workplace By Troy Holt Leaders should motivate, influence and teach others.…

Community Colleges: Serving Those that Served

Community Colleges: Serving Those that Served

By Ygnacio Flores, Don Mason and Tracy Rickman Not since the Vietnam era, have so many combat veterans returned to acclimate to society. Unlike the 1960s, services to veterans are available and…

The Problem With The Affordable Care Act: Why Badly Designed Laws Produce Bad Implementation

The Problem With The Affordable Care Act: Why Badly Designed Laws Produce Bad Implementation

By David Schultz Successful implementation of a law is significantly dependent upon its original design. Public policy scholars often point out that the politics/administration is less real than imagined and…

Ageism and the Public Workplace: Challenges for Today’s Public HR Professional

Ageism and the Public Workplace: Challenges for Today’s Public HR Professional

By Joseph G. Jarret and Autriel E. Galloway The age of the Baby Boomer (most commonly defined by the Census Bureau as those born during the demographic Post–World War II…

Survey Examines Military Lifestyle, Needs of Families and Members

Survey Examines Military Lifestyle, Needs of Families and Members

By Vivian Greentree In recent times, our military community has come to the forefront of public discussion. The long-term effects of 12 years of sustained combat on service members, their…

The Elements of a “Theory Y” Budget

The Elements of a “Theory Y” Budget

By Scott Lazenby In previous columns, I have argued that to be aligned with what we know about good management practices, budget decision making should be decentralized as much as…

Social Marketing: Influencing Behaviors for Good

Social Marketing: Influencing Behaviors for Good

What are the ten steps to developing a strategic social marketing plan? By Nancy R. Lee In the August issue of PA Times online, I introduced the definition of social…

Background Checks and Social Media

Background Checks and Social Media

Conducting criminal background checks have been long standing practices of human resources departments. In a 2012 analysis from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), approximately two-thirds of organizations surveyed…

Professionalism, Public Service and Anti-intellectualism

Professionalism, Public Service and Anti-intellectualism

By Sheila Suess Kennedy I listened–very briefly–to the Congressional hearings on the unfortunate, embarrassing rollout of the federal Affordable Care website. The problems with the site are amply documented and I…

Questions Are The Answer: Building A Culture of Inquiry

Questions Are The Answer: Building A Culture of Inquiry

By Laree Kiely Linda Elder and Richard Paul, in their book The Thinker’s Guide to the Art of Asking Essential Questions, pose this very powerful concept: “All thought is responsive…

Treasury Reports On Effects of Debt Ceiling, Govt. Default

Treasury Reports On Effects of Debt Ceiling, Govt. Default

While the country temporarily averted major financial repercussions during the government shutdown, a report from the United States Department of Treasury (Treasury) called attention to the debt ceiling, government default,…

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