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Thirty-Five Years of Failed Fiscal Policies Demonstrate that Cutting Federal Taxes Will Not Produce Economic Growth
My entire adult life has been coincidental with rise to dominance of the economic dogma of “supplied side” economics. The United States now has 35 continuous years of experience with…
The Overlooked Key to Improved Performance: Culture Change
This column was triggered when I read the interview “Changing the Culture in Government: A Conversation with Ted Gaebler” on the same day the US Office of Management and Budget…
Four Questions to Ask Before Digitally Transforming the Government Agency
It seems most organizations are digitally transforming themselves or at least planning to transform. With the advent of cloud computing, application programming interfaces (APIs), big data and artificial intelligence, organizations…
Global Millennials in Administration
The American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) has more than 3,000 student members. Most are in MPA programs, some are in DPA or Ph.D. programs, and all are in the…
Becoming the Nation’s “Best Managed” Government: One State’s Approach
In July 2013, Greg Adams became chief operating officer of Tennessee, a new position in the state’s government. From the start, Adams said recently, “We had a big focus on…
Why Theory X and Y Wasn’t So Helpful to Me
Back in the '70s, I received a strong dose of McGregor’s Theory X and Y in my MPA program. Theory X and Y is still mentioned several times in Rainey’s…
A Lesson for Engaging with Vulnerable Groups
South Africa recognized civil unions in 2006 — seven years after such legislation was enacted in the United States. Although a number of states and local jurisdictions recognized civil unions…
Employee Engagement Surveys — Are They Really Necessary?
In this column and elsewhere, and in my book Engaging Government Employees, I’ve written about what I consider to be a critical step to improving employee engagement — measuring the…
Competence: A Requirement for Success
Despite how motivated my four-year-old son is, I don’t allow him to mow the yard. He can play with his plastic push mower all he wants, but the real thing?…
Perceptions, Minority Populations and Law Enforcement: A Two Way Problem
What do you think about local law enforcement? This is one way to analyze the perception of the men and women providing police services in your community. What is being…
The Secret to Becoming a Great President – Revealed
Making a presidential decision that is the right decision always includes a fair amount of input from others, evaluating priorities and considering ethics — the moral impact of the decision.…
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