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The 3 Flavors of Corruption
While serving as mayor of Kansas City, I was investigated by several entities, including the Missouri Ethics Commission, for allegedly using city staff and property to campaign for a light…
Paradigm Shifts in Public Administration — Toward New Benchmarks and Best Practices
Previous columns dealt with emerging benchmarks and best practices in public administration in light of the high-tech revolution and the transition from the modern, industrial age to the postmodern, information…
The Use of Social Media in Planning by Regional Councils of Governments
Over the years, public involvement in planning has undergone changes from a passive to a more interactive mode. In the 1960s and 1970s, people had limited influence on projects designed…
Promoting Integrity and Ethics in the Public Sector
The name Edward Snowden should be familiar to the audience. The NSA-contractor, turned whistleblower, provided top secret documents on the details concerning the surveillance program employed by the National Security…
Developing Leaders in the Public Sector: Masking and Cultural Competency
Masking is when an organization appears culturally competent, but its ulterior motive is to maintain power and control within a select organizational group. An organization engaged in masking may have…
HR & The Transgender Employee
Recently, the Department of Justice took the position that the protection of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 extends to claims of discrimination based on an individual’s…
Citizen Engagement: A Case Study of Participation in Agency Strategic Planning
President Obama’s "OpenGov" encouraged federal agencies to increase opportunities for citizens to participate in policymaking. In its 2012 OpenGov plan, the U.S. Department of Transportation used a social networking site…