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What Skills Are Important for Future Public Administrators in This Fourth Industrial Revolution Era?
According to the World Economic Forum, future jobs will require skills beyond critical thinking, creativity, communication and collaboration. Future workers’ skill sets must heighten if they are going to be…
The Perseverance of Public Administrators When Faced With Election Fraud
Data transparency and the ability to measure trending election irregularities is key to swiftly detecting instances of fraud. However, transparency in elections isn’t always inherent.…
Is Health Care a Civil Right or a Privilege?
Innovation is emerging rapidly today in terms of health-care-enabling solutions. As we shift to a quality vs. quantity health care model, technology infrastructure and cybersecurity are prime tools to ensure…
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Could Make Us Less “Testy”
Mandatory standardized state public education testing—almost sounds totalitarian, doesn’t it? Why do we allow and support this level of administrative obligation? What do these tests give us? …
Building Trust and Capacity through Community-Based Partnerships in Montgomery County, Maryland
Practical political leaders listen to and engage citizens inclusively. Community and other public-private partnerships open multi-directional communication channels for diverse interests.…
Infrastructure: A Catalyst for Land and Zone of Opportunity?
The equity component in public works is a proven technique that has been used in large infrastructure public-private partnerships. Now, private sector investment can be funneled to qualified opportunity zones…
Post-Recession American Economic Causalities: From Graphs to Graves
Our country faces a terrible socioeconomic reality. The United States currently has one of the strongest economies in the world, yet also maintains one of the highest suicide and overdose…
When Public Administrators Are Unjustly Stigmatized as Unethical
What do public administrators need to know, and do, when stakeholders unjustly stigmatize them as unethical?…
Metrics, Fallacies of Leadership and Missing the Soft Skills
Only the most foolhardy manager would make strategic decisions, or any decisions for that matter, without a well-researched arsenal of data to support his or her chosen path. But one…
Smart Cities Infrastructure: A Catalyst for Smart Revenue Sharing?
The concept of Smart Cities may be a potential mechanism for revenue sharing. This can serve as an opportunity to trigger infrastructure funding and financing of all types, domestically and…
The Best Succession Planning Practices
Here, Roger Kemp shares a set of succession hiring practices that he developed to use in local governments. He has implemented these practices to fill department head positions in smaller…
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