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Making the Shift from Performance Measurement to Performance Management: Strategies for Nonprofit Leaders
Over the last decade, nonprofits have made great strides in performance measurement. It is not uncommon these days for nonprofits to have processes by which data is collected for monitoring…
Challenges and Opportunities for Performance-based Contracting
Each year, the federal government alone spends between $400-500 billion on contracted goods and services. Add the hundreds of billions in state, county, local and all other forms of government…
Public Administrators: The Role of Empirical Research for Professional Training Practitioners
Public administrators in the professional development milieu are typically immersed in a myriad of day-to-day and program planning endeavors. In this setting, the time and effort to conduct empirical research…
Leadership – Desiring, Perspiring and Inspiring
As you attempt to initiate change, your proposals might be met with resistance because you’ve challenged the status quo. Subordinates complain there were never issues with your particular department in…
First Amendment
The goal was to organize society, empower the individual and avoid the pitfalls of the monarchial system. The First Amendment not only gives us a clear future context, but it…
The Critical Competency for Local Managers — Networking Skills
Networking is something most professionals recognize they must do to be successful in their jobs, yet it may be a skill they fail to develop. Developing other leadership competencies or…
The Crisis Upon Us – An Impactful Leader’s Response to Sexual Assault
The American public has faced a rash of allegations of sexual misconduct, with the accusers naming prominent figures within the business and entertainment industry. It’s what main stream media has…
The Changing Faces of the Workforce
As the United States sees an increase in its aging population, it will also see a dramatic shift in its workforce. According to the Census Bureau, Asians Hispanics and…
Grace Harris, Vital Piece of VCU History, Dies at 84
Grace E. Harris, whose leadership helped shape Virginia Commonwealth University during a pioneering 48-year career at the university, died on Jan. 12, 2018 at the age of 84. Harris joined…
Raise Your Hand if You Want to Be Sick – Voluntary Illness in a Time of Personal Responsibility
My friend’s whole life was dedicated to lowering her risk. Every morsel of food was evaluated. A long program of exercise had to be completed every day — no days…
The Notion of Common Civics in an Era of Policy Frames and Narratives
Over the last few years, policy frames like fake news, government conspiracies, the deep state and alternative facts have left societal fringes to form mainstream narratives. Many people may feel these…
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