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The Risk of Doing Something
In times of crisis there is immense pressure placed on those in positions of authority to do something. The demand for action is natural, but fraught with potential problems. …
Reinventing Leadership Development for Government Leaders
The online environment requires a different approach to enable the four drivers for good leadership development. We need to reshape government leadership development in practice and content to prepare leaders…
The Impacts of Cultural Norms on the Success of Healthcare Policies
Could the successful socialized healthcare policies in Scandinavia be “air lifted” to the United States and create similar results here? Can the success of a healthcare policy in one country…
When Faith in Legitimate Processes is Lost
Although we may at times despair over what to do about the perceived lack of procedural justice at the highest levels of our government, there is much we can do…
DSJ Part 3: Fostering Equitable Law Enforcement in Troubled Times
As noted by Susan Gooden, the dual pandemics of COVID-19 and racism exacerbate inequities experienced by people who are Black, Indigenous, Persons of Color and women, especially in law enforcement.…
Examining Methods to Improve Disaster Risk Reduction
Enhanced community resilience is considered critical to mitigating vulnerabilities, reducing negative health consequences and rapidly restoring the functionality of the community following a crisis or disaster.…
The Budgetary Hangover from COVID-19
Depressing revenue streams and rising spending connected to the pandemic have blown a large hole in public budgets. Given the magnitude of these deficits, and the need for balanced budgets…
Ramifications of the Anti-Science Movement and Public Policy
The COVID-19 pandemic provides us with a frightening prospect of not being able to administer necessary public health measures based on feeling, opinions and unsubstantiated anecdotes that become widely circulated.…
Performance Improvement Plans: Evaluation’s Forgotten Piece
Public sector leader-managers must do what they can to ensure employee energies and activities are channeled in the proper direction. Performance improvement plans (PIP) can be an invaluable part of…
Agency Goals Continue to Evolve Under the Federal Performance Framework
While policies may differ from one presidential administration to the next, adherence to the Federal Performance Framework instills familiarity and confidence in the planning processes among agency employees and stakeholders…
Federalizing Elections
Our vote is the voice of the people. Yet creating and promoting bureaucracy for the sake of centralizing power and authority into fewer and fewer hands does not bode well…
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