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Ten Notable Resources for Cross-sector Collaboration in Rural Areas

Ten Notable Resources for Cross-sector Collaboration in Rural Areas

The Intersector Project presents resources on cross-sector collaboration in rural areas -- cases, articles, multimedia and reports which tackle topics ranging from rural sustainability to improving education to providing broadband…

Ideas for a Federal Government Intervention to Improve Conditions in the U.S. South

Ideas for a Federal Government Intervention to Improve Conditions in the U.S. South

A 2017 report on health outcomes in the states highlights how poorly populations in the South are fairing when it comes to their physical well-being. Privately, many of my colleagues…

How MPA Students Can Have an Edge

How MPA Students Can Have an Edge

I suggest MPA courses be heavily weighted toward practitioner skills and knowledge to give students the best chance in a tough job market. MPA students can gain an edge in…

State Preemption of Local Government: Shutting the Door for Addressing the Future Needs of Society

State Preemption of Local Government: Shutting the Door for Addressing the Future Needs of Society

A principle component of federalism is the division of powers between the federal government, states and localities. In our era of national policy paralysis, a common catchphrase has been that…

Funding Community Development

Funding Community Development

Battles within local government budgets are heating up. Tight budgets are nothing new for municipalities of course, but there are several factors that make this moment especially difficult for local…

Public Administration: An Art Worth Saving

Public Administration: An Art Worth Saving

The world has produced a litany of manifestations and descriptions of public administration. In doing so, almost 200 countries have succeeded in creating a parade of acronyms, organizational charts, job…

How a State Government Brought Diverse Agencies Together for Strategic Planning

How a State Government Brought Diverse Agencies Together for Strategic Planning

How does a state government begin the process of strategic planning across many diverse agencies and workforce representatives? For the state of Arkansas, the process began with the Efficiency Project,…

Developing New Leaders for Healthy and Agile Public Agencies

Developing New Leaders for Healthy and Agile Public Agencies

In my work at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Enterprise Training Division, I have led the Aspiring Leader and Individual Leader program and currently lead the Supervisor Certification Program.…

Bags Packed? Public Service Empowerment after Disaster

Bags Packed? Public Service Empowerment after Disaster

They are everywhere. I keep running into them - these people who deployed in support of the 2017 hurricane season. Voluntary organizations, the private sector – you name it and…

Public Service Motivation: Applying Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs to Understand Employee Motivation and Engagement

Public Service Motivation: Applying Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs to Understand Employee Motivation and Engagement

For public managers, the principles of public service motivation and employee engagement are something that play a significant impact on organizational outcomes. If employees are not motivated to come to…

Evolution of Performance Management in Government

Evolution of Performance Management in Government

Policymakers wanting to improve their government’s performance are often presented with a rich menu of choices by their advisers. They are told that they could choose from several options: Budgeting…