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Local Government and Active Public Sector Management
Public service is a measure of the resilience of local government. It is a language that needs no subtitles because its essence is felt immediately and understood through word and…
A Tripodal Approach To Supporting Values-based Decision-making—First Leg: Ethical Awareness
Public servants need to understand how our cognitive processes can betray us...…
Character Matters: Inside Out—Doing Out of Being
Character must go through the fire to be purified, much the same as precious metals. The impurities must be burned off and then what remains after having withstood the fire,…
Public Administrators Must Promote Understanding and Acceptance Among People
For the sake of the country, and to fully answer our call to public service, we must dedicate ourselves to bringing people together for collective positive action.…
Policy and Management: Perfect Together and Critical for Success
The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ASPA as an organization. By Richard F. KeeveyJune 10, 2022 Introduction Public policy and…
Obesity: A Complex Problem in Times of Pandemic—Part I
More than a sudden shock, obesity is the result of a long process of social change that has escalated in intensity, size and duration, affecting more and more places and…
Public Organizations’ Capacity for Creating and Providing Access to Open Educational Resources (OER)
Recent research for OER demonstrates the need for greater collaboration between educators and public organizations, as well as among educators themselves, to focus on OER creation and use in teaching…
Public-Nonprofit Partnerships: Selecting the Right Partners
Innovative partnerships can expand the reach of services without the entire financial responsibility being the sole burden of government agencies.…
Decisive Leadership
Great leaders understand how to balance emotion with reason and make decisions that positively impact themselves, their employees, their customers and stakeholders and their organizations. …
Everywhere All at Once
What we must remember is that taking breaks and focusing on our own wellness is just as important as serving our communities, and at times vitally important in our ability…
U.S. Gas Prices Rising, Who’s to Blame?
If policymakers applied the concept that most economists recommend—that you produce as much oil as you consume—the gas price upsurge would be discernible during any crisis or uncertainty in the…
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