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The Reward is Worth the Challenge; Public Service is Valuable for the Provider as Well as the Public
The lives of people in a community are better because of the work city and county managers do. While the work of a manager is certainly challenging, this can be…
From Rescue to Resilience: How American Rescue Plan Funding Can Support Long-Term Fiscal Health
On March 12, 2021, President Biden signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan (ARP) into law, which included approximately $350 billion in direct aid to state and local governments. How…
Reconsidering Power and Privilege in Philanthropy
How can we ensure that the nonprofits with which we work are truly acting in the best interests of our communities and in ways that are ethical and equitable for…
The Man in the Crowd
We can hope and pray for an end to white supremacy, but we must commit actively to bringing an end to it.…
What Can We Do About the Perception of Made-Up News?
To sustain a healthy and open society, responsible news organizations must exist; public figures must devote themselves to being thoroughly truthful and citizens must regularly look for a balanced variety…
Ramadan: Yet Another Opportunity for Charity Season
Muslims form a great part of their identity around goodwill and acts of generosity towards all, both locally and globally. This highlights the importance of changing stereotypes and becoming more…
Adapting Income Taxes to the Changing Nature of Work
As working from home became widespread, the bond between jobs and geography was eroded. This shift has critical consequences for those state and local governments which depend on income tax…
Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure
In this column, I will introduce industrial control systems to the PA Times community, outline several publicized incidents and offer useful recommendations to begin to address cybersecurity for these systems.…
Strategic Orientations and Gathering Knowledge
People naturally rely on their beliefs to help make sense of changes and overcome feelings of uncertainty, but public administrators and managers must be intentional in gathering knowledge, respecting scientific…
A Post-COVID Research Agenda
Those of us in the public administration community need a research agenda that is up to the task of understanding the post-COVID era.…
Executive Development: Beginning on Day One
When discussing employee development, images of developing front-line employees and supervisors springs to mind. The reality is we need to begin developing people for executive-level positions earlier.…
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