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Public Bureaucracies on TV: “The Americans”
“The Americans,” a critically-acclaimed show, exposes viewers to the competing bureaucracies of the Cold War during the 1980s in and around Washington, D.C. through the lives of front line agents.…
Don’t Waste a Disaster
Many public administrators are averse to engaging on disaster. They may be cognizant of resource limitations or feel constrained by limited authorities. But many times a public administrator can act…
A Matter of Ethics
Ask any experienced HR manager will tell you that, beyond the weighty responsibilities of maintaining a quality workforce are the ever present ethical issues. Because the HR manager deals directly…
Moving Beyond Simple Thinking
The world we work in has become increasingly complex, but it is also brimming with new opportunities. In a recent survey of 120 government/nonprofit leaders, I asked them to self-report…
Compliance Monitoring: A Failed Approach For Building Ethical Public Service Organizations
The ASPA Code of Ethics espouses eight principles that administrators should advance. They represent good practice in theory. But holding those in public service accountable for failing to advance and…
The 21st Century Worker: Gender Equity and Public Policy
One word that comes to mind when discussing gender equity, public policy and the modern worker: globalization. Globalization has increased access to economic opportunities and promoted egalitarian attitudes. However, more…
Rookie Review: Why Diversity Is Still Exciting
Diversity, inclusion, tolerance and multiculturalism—these are words we have all heard before. But when you hear these words too often, they can lose their potency. What they don’t lose, though,…
Boomers, GenXers and Millennials: How Are They Different and Does It Matter?
Inter-generational differences in work values have become fashionable among HR management professionals and consultants. The theory is that each generation shares particular life experiences that subsequently affect their values and…
Redesigning Government Agencies
Technology and societal changes have created new types of private sector organizations that did not exist 20 years ago. Challenges like climate change and terrorism have created new demands on…
The 21st Century Worker
The employment paradigm has significantly evolved over the past few decades. The constant improvements in technology have provided employers and employees with a variety of ways to work in the…
Managing a Regional Network
Metropolitans, counties and regions are combining resources to improve public safety communications systems. Public safety communications has evolved from individualized systems to consolidated systems, often merging of two or more…