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What is a Specialist?
I have written before about how I think public administration generally and ASPA specifically is trying to find its identity in these political times. It is in moments like these…
What Are Your Cyber Risks? A Systematic Way to Assess Cybersecurity
Imagine a scenario where you can’t log into computers or use the telephone, paychecks cannot be electronically processed, emergency services can’t access data or coordinate, front-line staff can’t conduct electronic…
The Data Briefing: Will an Artificial Intelligence Agent Be on Your Next Project?
I recently signed up for an online project management application which uses an artificial intelligence (AI) agent to help with common project tasks. Tasks such as notifying team members of…
Why I Left Illinois… and Higher Education
After almost three years without a budget, Illinois state legislators passed a state budget. It was overwritten by Governor Bruce Rauner (R) but the bills were overridden by the state…
How to Avoid Four Fatal Flaws when Designing your Government Performance Management System
Performance management in government is in vogue. All manner of governments have adopted some form of performance management system. However, in the name of performance management almost anything seems to…
Boosting Employee Engagement to Boost Trust in Government
When I speak to groups about why government agencies and jurisdictions should measure and improve employee engagement, I always hit at the “why it matters” question very hard. That is,…
Motivation: A Requirement for Success
Motivation is a requirement for success. Motivation is hard to assess and harder to influence. I’ll write more about that, but first, let me remind you of the formula: Success…
Two Perspectives on Social Justice
Social justice, this familiar, but arduous to define topic, impacts many aspects of our lives. The difficulty in describing social justice is because of our personal perspectives on justice, equality…
Repeal and Replace and the Role of Public Administration
Congress is currently considering enacting a full or partial repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). While much has been said about the policy implications of repeal legislation—for example, its…
Trump Comparisons to Johnson, Harding, Grant and Buchanan
We hear many comparisons between Donald Trump and Reagan and Nixon. Reagan is held out as the ideal conservative and Nixon is held out as the impeached president. This neglects…
Community Development: The Importance of Ordinary People
If asked, could you provide the names and basic information about your neighbors? Better yet, to what extent do you converse with your neighbors — excluding the superficial discussions about…
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