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Trouble with The Curve

Trouble with The Curve

Recently, I had the distinct pleasure of serving as a peer reviewer of an online MPA course. Working closely with curriculum innovation to accomplish this review, I found the “holy…

Building a Performance Management System to Stand the Test of Time

Building a Performance Management System to Stand the Test of Time

The first step to thinking about performance in the long term is acknowledging that these efforts don’t often come for free. It's common for organizations to adopt performance and not…

5th World Conference on Remedies to Racial and Ethnic Economic Inequality

The Roy Wilkins Center for Human Relations and Social Justice of The University of Minnesota is co-hosting the 5th World Conference on Remedies to Racial and Ethnic Economic Inequality, September 26-29 2018,…

Public Service In A Place of Meaning: What We Can Learn From 13 Truckers

Public Service In A Place of Meaning: What We Can Learn From 13 Truckers

There has been quite a bit of talk, lately, about choice. But, what is choice, really? Can it simply be described as a selection among a group or set of…

Risk Management in Government

Risk Management in Government

In this column I argue that risk management is a means toward an end and not an end in and of itself. If the end goal (the bottom line) for…

The State of the Impact Investing Marketplace: What is the Role of the Public and Nonprofit Sector, and Why?

The State of the Impact Investing Marketplace: What is the Role of the Public and Nonprofit Sector, and Why?

Some estimates put the potential size of the impact investing market at $1 trillion. And nonprofits and government are leading the pack in this marketplace. So why are the public…

Rediscovering the “Soul” of Government

Rediscovering the “Soul” of Government

Americans in large numbers today seem not only to distrust but also resent their government. “They have become convinced that government, especially the federal government, is wasteful, oppressive, and insensitive,…

When Organizations Act, Engagement Improves

When Organizations Act, Engagement Improves

My organization recently completed the second employee engagement survey for one of our clients--a local government agency in the U.S. We did the initial survey in 2017 and a follow-up…

Governing in a Divided Society

Governing in a Divided Society

Though the presence of divisions in our society is nothing new, the rancor and drama that is so evident today poses unique challenges to those in the business of administering…

Rating Pinellas County’s Strategic Plan

Rating Pinellas County’s Strategic Plan

This series began with the statement; government is the solution, not the problem. To assert that government is the solution, its ability to solve rather than create problems, required exploration.…

A Participatory Health Care System: What Can We Learn from Brazil?

A Participatory Health Care System: What Can We Learn from Brazil?

Public participation is easier said than done. Mobilizing a large group of people who share different values, ideas and backgrounds can be challenging and polarizing. This is particularly true for…