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Public Perceptions of State and Local Government and Cross-sector Collaboration

Public Perceptions of State and Local Government and Cross-sector Collaboration

When asked about the public sector (here limited to state and local government), citizens were ambivalent. They recognized and appreciated the services the public sector provides, such as libraries, public…

Local Government Participatory Budgeting

Local Government Participatory Budgeting

Difficulty cultivating citizen participation is nothing new. I do not believe lack of participation reflects a lack of interest by citizens. Instead, I believe it is a function of people’s…

Hitting the Bullseye to Improve Employee Engagement

Hitting the Bullseye to Improve Employee Engagement

By one estimate, there are about 90,000 public-sector jurisdictions and organizations in the U.S. alone. Not sure who has counted these organizations but clearly there are a lot of them.…

The United Nations, Sustainable Development Goals and the Building of a Good Society: A Modest Proposal for the Public Administration Education and Training Community

The United Nations, Sustainable Development Goals and the Building of a Good Society: A Modest Proposal for the Public Administration Education and Training Community

When the United Nations (UN) announced in 2000 a 15-year effort to implement eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), it began what arguably was the most significant worldwide effort to build…

Social Justice

Social Justice

At its core, social justice is about ensuring those in the minority are represented within a system which has and continues to fail them. There are many different lines of…

Cruel and Unusual

Cruel and Unusual

I understand the need for criminal justice. It would be naïve to believe there are not individuals who pose a threat to society. The Quakers got nearly everything wrong, except…

Three Ways to Support Continuous Employee Growth and Development

Three Ways to Support Continuous Employee Growth and Development

People want real-time feedback and encouragement, and they want opportunities to learn and develop on an ongoing basis. Research confirms organizations that provide these opportunities and more to employees can…

The Makings of a Good Municipal Budget Document

The Makings of a Good Municipal Budget Document

A municipal budget is so much more than numbers - it is a binding contract by which government officials translate the values of the community they serve into an actionable…

The Value of Federal Government Data in Transforming Government Agencies

The Value of Federal Government Data in Transforming Government Agencies

The U.S. federal government is probably one of the biggest (if not the biggest) producers of data. Every day, thousands of federal workers collect, create, analyze and distribute massive amounts…

The Wrecking Crew – Time Magazine’s Provocative November 6 Story

The Wrecking Crew – Time Magazine’s Provocative November 6 Story

The cover of the November 6 issue of Time shows three large wrecking balls with the title: “The Wrecking Crew – How Trump’s cabinet is dismantling government as we know…

STAR TREKING Public Workforce Management

STAR TREKING Public Workforce Management

In this age of extreme technological advancement and change-by-the-second, it is highly appropriate to take a strategic look at public sector workforce management. Today more than ever before, the public…