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The Globally Minded Public Administrator
Professional administrators cannot afford to remain in a silo of cultural ignorance. The education that global travel affords can pay dividends in fostering collaborative work environments and maintaining healthy organizations.…
Systems Thinking, Big Data and Public Policy
By analyzing large datasets, individual characteristics and needs can be identified, allowing for the design of more targeted and tailored policies for different groups in society. This can improve the…
Affordable Housing Concerns Continue in Wake of Pandemic
When we consider demographic breakdowns, the January 2023 Poll found that over 80 percent of African Americans, Democrats and those 18 to 34 years old identified housing as a pressing…
Lessons to a Young Local Government Administrator (Part 2 of 2)
The light bulb was not invented because the candle stopped working. Someone needs to be the leader, the one that tries out new ideas for the betterment of their community.…
Has the Term Equity Lost All Practical Meaning?
Maybe we just need to be more specific and deliberate when connecting equity concepts to practice. Regardless, serious thought needs to be given to how we can achieve the goals…
The Growth of Authoritarianism: A Challenge for Public Administration—Part 2
PA Times' authors accentuate the reciprocal relationship between the ideals of democracy and the principles of public administration. They set forth bold ideas to eliminate barriers, improve civic engagement, increase…
Bridging Constitutional and Community Policing
While it seems obvious that all policing should be constitutional, the unfortunate reality is that too often the Constitution and police are far apart and sometimes have the most fleeting…
Training New Government Employees in Bridgebuilding Skills
Eggers and Kettl’s book significantly appraise the new skills public servants and leaders need. I look forward to training programs built around the vitally needed bridgebuilders in governments.…
Lose the Yeast and Stop the Rise in Health Care Costs
Just as the impossibility of removing yeast from bread dough, there is little possibility of fixing the broken health care cost system without an unaffiliated public administration agency that can…
The Ethics of Receiving Gifts in Public Service: What Does the Science Say?
Satisfying the legal obligation to disclose whatever gift or other nice gesture they received becomes the focus of their energy, not whatever obligations they might have above and beyond the…
Enhancing Local Government Administration With Large Language Models: A Test Using ChatGPT
As these novel technologies continue to evolve, and legislative frameworks governing their use catch up, LLMs have tremendous potential to address many of the critical issues impacting governments today, ideally…
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