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Fixing What’s Broken: Managing State & Local Infrastructure Projects
Engaging in a conversation about fixing what is wrong with managing state or local infrastructure projects could be potentially dangerous for your career, depending on where you are sitting at…
Edge Counties in Expanding Metropolitan Regions
The previous article in this series introduced the concept of rapid-growth edge counties located at or near the periphery of expanding metropolitan regions. This second installment is focused on their…
Learning from Military Leadership
To be a leader is to influence others. Public leadership theory focuses on how to inspire people to share a vision of transformational change and act collaboratively toward its realization.…
We’ve Been Here Before
Social equality in public administration. We have been here before. What is different this time are the multifaceted aspects the current problem presents. However, that should not preclude public administration…
What’s Next America?
The title of my commentary this month is the same question that I facetiously ended my last commentary contribution. Now, I am writing after the deadly shootings in both Orlando,…
Digital Literacy Skills Building
Studies conducted in the 1990's said Internet use required access to technology and digital literacy skills. At a recent Internet Governance Forum, it was noted that 63 percent of new…
Birth of Tokyo’s First Female Governor
In a July 31 election, former Defense Minister Yuriko Koike won the governorship of Tokyo. Her election comes after two predecessors stepped down over financial scandals. In a heavily male-dominated,…
Lessons from Donald Trump on Diversity and Inclusiveness
As students return for the fall semester, diversity and inclusiveness will once again be front and center. Campuses are responding to create more inclusive climates, recruit diverse faculty and develop…
PokéGovernment
Games like “Pokémon Go” have merged the real world with the virtual world. While these games require people to get physical exercise, they have also created a variety of troubles…
Front-line Discretion: Good Cop or Bad Cop?
Front-line workers implement public policy on a direct and regular basis. For many citizens, their encounters with front-line workers are their most immediate experience with government. But front-line are human…
Using Twitter to Enhance Service Delivery
Increasingly, government organizations are using social media to enhance the delivery of services to their customers and constituents. In particular, Twitter is a valuable tool that enables conversation with stakeholders…