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Overcoming Barriers to Improved Employee Engagement (Part 2)
Improving employee engagement can be a powerful tool to improve individual and organizational performance – if done strategically and authentically. As one public sector official put it, “If you don’t…
A Need to Exercise Caution in Reaction to Violent Extremism
Hardly a week goes by without the media reporting an act of extreme violence. The term violent extremist has worked its way into the vocabulary of homes, schools, political talking…
Do Voters Make Policy?
Does anyone think that the Brexit election constituted anything remotely resembling a “policy” verdict on European Union (EU) membership? Think of the vast and complex policy implications of Brexit. It…
Beyond the Basics
Philadelphia has some innovative food programs. Thanks in part to nonprofits, those who are on food stamps can purchase items at the farmers market. This past week, I was in…
Nuzzling Citizens as Public Policy: Reviewing Room’s Agile Actors on Complex Terrains
In 2011, Dr. Graham Room released his seminal work on applying complexity theory to public policy analysis. This book greatly influenced my work as policy practitioner in the U.S. federal…
Defining Edge and Core Counties
The setting of Edge Counties is the metropolitan region that was described in the previous article of this series. Although there are numerous regional models, they consist of counties as…
The Importance of Partnerships For Municipal Broadband
Internet access is increasingly important in today’s world, as more services and everyday interactions move online. While many local governments see the benefit in providing high speed broadband to their…
Community Schools: An Interagency Cooperation Model
A community school is both a place - a public school - and a set of partnerships between the school and other community resources. Research shows that its integrated focus…
What’s Age Got to Do With It?
Late night pundit Stephen Colbert made a recent prediction: “It doesn’t matter who wins the presidential race—state dinners will begin promptly at 4:30.” Of course he was poking fun at…
Discovering the Public Interest
Public managers are tasked with finding solutions that reverse the fraying of our social and political fabric. One solution is for local government to discover the common public interest, and…
Stand, Kneel, Sit or Just Lay Down
In this column, I express my humble but considered opinion on the political flap of San Francisco 49er Colin Kaepernick's not standing for our national anthem at National Football League…
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