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An organization is only as strong as the people who comprise it and it can only perform as well as its people are willing. In a public agency, good leadership…
Strategic communications, the intentional and proactive use of communication competencies to achieve organizational goals, is an approach used by government leaders and although much has been written about communication activities…
What factors affect wage levels in local governments? This article discusses some basic factors influencing wages determination in local government. After briefly discussing the importance of wage determination, it focuses…
As part of a continuing series dedicated to infrastructure, this article explores the vast and broad-based impact upon a host of public policy issues emanating directly from Infrastructure. Furthermore, this…
Obviously, the domain of public policy directly regulating animals is vast ranging from leash laws to rescuing vanishing species to heading off pandemics. Indirect regulation, e.g., allowing development that destroys…
The public services provided by Police Departments to citizens in our nation’s cities are changing rapidly. This is due to the changing ethnic composition of our society, the national enhancement…
Addressing a major biodefense event in the U.S may require coordination among up to two dozen federal agencies. In order to facilitate this work in advance, a more cohesive budgeting…
“Equal Pay for Equal Work!” Why is this such a difficult concept to grasp when it’s straight forward and just the right thing to do? Gender inequality has been an…
The world of professional development and networking is incredibly crowded, especially given the virtual opportunities provided by social media. ASPA has responded well to this with an ever-growing online presence…
Cross-sector collaboration can be complex and sometimes opaque, bringing together multiple stakeholders with differing institutional logics, motivations, and practices, who are often navigating ambiguous decision-making processes with varying formality. At…
Deontology of Performance Management in the Public Sector
Before you can lead others, you must first lead yourself. Leaders need to have confidence in their capability and adopt a growth mindset. Failure is a part of learning process…
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