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Missing the Mark: The Urgent Need for Cultural Intelligence in United States Public Administration
Cultural intelligence, or CQ, manifests respect and dignity for all while fostering fairness and equity. Thus, public administrators must seek opportunities to function and manage in culturally diverse settings.…
Why the Conventional Social Determinants of Health Must Include Racism (Part 3: Voting and Civic Engagement)
As a society, we must be willing to name systemic racism and demand a national strategy to dismantle all forms of oppression in the pursuit of a more just and…
City Managers and Political Party Affiliations: How to be a True Professional
During my city management career, I changed my political party affiliations a few times for a number of reasons. The bottom line is that I have no political party affiliation; I…
Abdication of Truth for the Acceptance of Likes, Retweets and Ratings: Are We Entertaining Ourselves to Death?
In today’s America, it could benefit public policymakers and administrators to consider the imminent danger of, “Amusing ourselves to death,” as posited by the wonderful writer, Neil Postman, in the…
What Do You Do with a Degree Title Like MPP (or Worse)?
More than at any other time in recent memory, what this world needs are highly educated, professional students trained to bring analysis and expertise to bear on matters of public…
DSJ Part 4: The Gender of Leadership
Gender inequity continues to be the subject of contention for women advancing into highly visible leadership positions; especially in the public sector.…
Disability and Unemployment in COVID-19
One might assume that people with disabilities have a much higher level of unemployment. However, data has shown that people with disabilities have a higher level of adaptability and a…
The Need for First Responders; Another COVID-19 Casualty
Considering what our country is undergoing with COVID-19, we need to look at the effects of the pandemic through the lens of the national capability and capacity to field first…
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