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The HR Challenge: Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
A professor leaving a stack of graded papers in a box outside the classroom. Grades posted under a name or Social Security number that can identify a student. Any well-informed…
Check the Expiration Date on That Measure
If an organization wants to use performance information to make good decisions, execution of a sound measurement strategy is essential. Part of that strategy includes regular review of what is…
Welcoming a New Generation to Public Service
According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers, the prospects are good for the class of 2015. Employers plan to hire 9.6 percent more graduates than they hired from…
Challenges of Mid-Career Transitions
Many workers feel that a postgraduate degree will either give them an edge for promotion or broaden their career options. While there are benefits, additional education does not automatically translate…
My Great-Grandmother Would Have Made a Great Public Servant
Alma Erickson left her family and home in Sweden at 18 years old and journeyed across the Atlantic to start a new life. Alma faced many trials, including the voyage…
Tornado Warning! Lessons of Public Trust and Civic Duty
On Friday, May 29, 2015, the U.S. National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for Greene County, Missouri. Among the towns listed in the storm’s path was Willard, Missouri. The…
A Solution to USPS’ Woes
In creating the U.S. Constitution, the authors recognized the benefits of having a central public administrator for the mail. However, as use of email became widespread in the early 1990s,…
You Have Your MPA! Now What?
The decision to go to graduate school and earn a master’s in public administration (MPA) or master’s in public policy (MPP) degree can be a difficult. It is affected by…
Ask What You Can Do
In addition to being a retired federal executive and a current public administration professor, I am the mother of three adult children whom chose public service at some point in…
Effective Management Techniques for Virtual Teams
Virtual teams are work groups with core members who interact primarily through electronic means since they are not in the same physical work location and they are engaged in interdependent…
Little Patients, Big Problems
In his June 5 column, Don’t Waste a Disaster, Anthony Buller discussed the reality of those in the public sector having no option to withdraw during widespread disasters. Those public…