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Lessons from the Resistance
One of the challenges of being a public administration academic and a member of ASPA is the tension between being perceived as politically objective and at the same time speaking…
“I Believe in America.”
This year we have been treated to far too many episodes of malfeasant behaviors by what can only be described as ideological mobs. If you join others at the front…
Public Administration-Better or Not Here We Come: Making Changes Based on Challenges
In a nutshell, public administration is simply defined as government in action. Local, state and federal government organizations are responsible for some level of service to American citizens. Yet, there…
What are States’ Obligations to Monitor the Use of Tax Increment Financing?
States laws typically proscribe how local governments can use their tax bases. But are too many states neglecting their responsibility to monitor, document and evaluate local government use of tax…
The Best Succession Planning Practices
This article will focus on succession hiring practices in local governments, for our cities and towns. I have developed these practices to fill department head positions in smaller and medium…
Navigating the Ruins of Political Discourse: Public Service as Crisis Management
When I think of ruins, the picture that comes to mind is of a dismantled and mangled structure leaning and crumbled against itself. I see burned out beams and scorched…
Strategic Initiatives for Cyberspace Organizations
Setting strategic direction for cyberspace means presenting a comprehensive picture of linking organizational mission, vision, strategic goals, strategic objectives, performance measures, targets, strategic initiatives and the budget… all part of…
Unqualified for the Job or “Diversity Shaming?”
Minority employees have long struggled to overcome the negative stereotype that they are unqualified and that their hiring was mainly to fulfill affirmative action mandates or diversity quotas. This assumption…
Duty, Honor, Country – A Salute to Heroes
Duty, Honor, Country – the code of generations of American heroes throughout our Nation’s history - have been the guiding light to those who answered the call to defend liberty…
Meaning First: Government Service at a Crossroads
I have long argued that there is a “crisis of meaning” in government, one that poses significant implications for engagement and resilience, well-being and health, and performance and innovation. …
Infrastructure: Commingling, Financing and Funding Through Technology Incentives?
If infrastructure is universally recognized as a “pathway to prosperity” and, additionally, increases productivity, then shouldn’t there be factors serving as incentives to jump-start financing? Can technologies serve as…
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