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Lessons from Athletics
We have just completed the collegiate football season, are near the end of the professional football season, and soon will have “March Madness” for the collegiate basketball season. Managers can…
Reducing the Risks of Catastrophic Wildfires through Collaboration
Years of extensive wildland fire suppression in the Southwest left many forests with unnaturally high levels of materials that fuel forest fires, like dense undergrowth and thick litterfall. This has…
U.S. Organ Donation Efforts Produce Record-Breaking Year
Ever since the first successful organ transplant in 1954, there has been both a surplus of individuals needing an organ transplant and a shortage of organs available for donation. Today,…
The Spratly Islands
When I was a Fulbright professor in Nanjing, China, I watched a lot of Channel 9. Channel 9 (CCTV) is a 24-hour news broadcast operated by the government. Soon I…
Keeping an Eye toward Racial Justice
As we celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the social movement he inspired, the struggle for racial equality remains a harsh reality in American society. More than…
Campus Safety and Emergency Response
As a retired police officer that transitioned to higher education, I view the unique challenge of school safety as a balance between fostering an open, safe environment for the exchange…
Glocalization: The New Form of the Colonialist Mindset or a Way Out?
The 20th century was an era of intense change, leading to unprecedented shifts. The first half of the century witnessed two World Wars that produced dramatic devastation. Taking lessons from…
Leadership Challenges in 2016
The year 2016 ushers in a host of new opportunities and challenges to those within the public sector. After decades of public service reform efforts, and the painstaking implementation of…
Beyond the Classroom
Recently, I spoke with a retired professor who shared that he used to give the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services exam (the Naturalization Test) as a pre- and post-assessment in…
Innovative Budgeting – Always Standard Business
During my 30+ years of service in the public sector, innovative budgeting was always an expected strategy. Small would be the group of professionals that would contend that they have…
Driving Decisions: From Measurement to Management
The “data wave” has gained much attention, as organizations understand its importance in making carefully planned decisions. Often the problem researchers have is identifying the right type of data and…