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Employee Engagement: It’s About Leadership

Employee Engagement: It’s About Leadership

Several weeks ago, I was listening to the NPR program “Marketplace.” On this segment, the host was interviewing Delta Airlines CEO Ed Bastain. Bastain was asked for a five-word…

Truth, Honesty and Transparency in Public Administration

Truth, Honesty and Transparency in Public Administration

When asked what the truth was, a public administrator of imperial Rome retorted, “What is truth?” Pontius Pilate’s retort has been judged to exemplify a crude form of skepticism. That…

Providing Services (Without Increasing Costs) to an Aging Population

Providing Services (Without Increasing Costs) to an Aging Population

American’s age 65 and older accounted for 14 percent of the population in 2014. By 2040, it is estimated 24 percent of the population will be over the age of…

Where Are the Practitioners?

The literature on strengthening practitioner and academic relations is extensive. But what can graduate programs in public affairs do to ensure our students are being exposed to practice? …

From Civil Rights to Human Rights: Volunteerism in Advancing Equity

From Civil Rights to Human Rights: Volunteerism in Advancing Equity

The equity profile of Dubuque, Iowa reveals disparities similar to those that exist across the country when data is disaggregated by race and by income. In 2014, Mayor Roy D.…

A Community of Practice on Government Program and Project Management

A Community of Practice on Government Program and Project Management

In September, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to improve the federal government’s management of programs and projects. The U.S. Senate is expected to approve the House bill…

Depressed About the Election?

Depressed About the Election?

Americans might be giving too much importance as to which person and which party wins the general election on Nov. 8. How much should it really matter? …

Food Policy and the 2016 Election

Food Policy and the 2016 Election

With the final presidential debate over and Election Day around the corner, it's time to think of legacies. I will remember Michelle Obama for her incredible work around food, healthy…

ASPA Leadership Elections Begin Nov. 7

ASPA Leadership Elections Begin Nov. 7

By PA Times Online October 28, 2016 This November, as Americans from across the country head to the polls, another election will be taking place. The American Society for Public…

The Potential for Civic Crowd-Funding to Finance Small Public Projects

The Potential for Civic Crowd-Funding to Finance Small Public Projects

The use of civic crowd-funding is a direct response to dwindling municipal resources along with a piling up of needed, but unfunded public projects. In essence, it is an online…

Millennials and the Public Sector IT Workforce

Millennials and the Public Sector IT Workforce

A young and experienced information technology (IT) developer is looking for a job that to grow and expand their career. The first choice will be the tech product companies, consulting…