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Leveraging Today’s Experiences to Develop Tomorrow’s Leaders

Leveraging Today’s Experiences to Develop Tomorrow’s Leaders

Learning from experience can be effective in developing valuable leadership capacity and skills. But unstructured experiential learning has delivered tepid results, particularly when the person being developed is expected to…

Unintentionally Coercive Federalism

Unintentionally Coercive Federalism

Coercive Federalism has intent, but what are the effects of unintentional federal lapses on local service delivery?…

Power Plant Becomes Power to The People

Power Plant Becomes Power to The People

Pollution and its effects often cross international borders. This makes the process of controlling and regulating polluters nearly impossible. The Lau community monitoring program provides helpful insights to dealing with…

How Cities Disempower Community Groups Seeking to Solve Homelessness

How Cities Disempower Community Groups Seeking to Solve Homelessness

Ultimately, solving homelessness will not be accomplished in silos. Cities, service providers and community volunteers must work together. Only when their efforts are aligned will real change happen.…

Automating The Government Workforce—The Training Debt Problem

Automating The Government Workforce—The Training Debt Problem

Government workers are being called on to become more proficient with new artificial-intelligence-powered digital tools. We must prepare the public-sector workforce to design tools that are both efficient and adaptable,…

Cybersecurity Threats Are Not Just a Problem For The Big Players

Cybersecurity Threats Are Not Just a Problem For The Big Players

Whether ready or not, cybersecurity threats exist and are becoming more sophisticated. If you manage a small municipal government or company, you’re a potential target for cybercriminals as much as…

Improving Police Recruitment Within The Community

Improving Police Recruitment Within The Community

What can police departments do to improve the number of applicants and increase the pool of qualified candidates? There is no single method that fits every municipality, and the onus…

International Intellectual Property Issues

International Intellectual Property Issues

This article discusses the reach of Intellectual Property (IP) in an international context. Let’s explore the problem of IP theft, potential solutions to the issue and resources for help. …

Lessons of Collaborative Project Leadership: Potholes And Wrong Turns in Public Services For At-Risk Communities

Lessons of Collaborative Project Leadership: Potholes And Wrong Turns in Public Services For At-Risk Communities

In working across the United States, we have had the privilege and challenge of operating with many leaders of collaborative teams. Observing their successes and challenges enables us to draw…

Learning From Wisconsin’s Foxconn Debacle

Learning From Wisconsin’s Foxconn Debacle

Economic development is a place where our politics and administration can clash. Wisconsin’s ongoing saga with Foxconn illustrates the consequences of this conflict.…

Succession Planning by Developing Better Leaders Than Yourself

Succession Planning by Developing Better Leaders Than Yourself

Public Administrators cannot remain in office forever—The need for public administrators to encourage growth and actively develop others is apparent. Administrators should plan for succession in their organizations as well…