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Measuring Employee Engagement

Measuring Employee Engagement

Today’s new government employees have more choices, more mobility and fewer guarantees of lifetime employment. They are a vastly different group of people, in a vastly different employment marketplace with…

Rookie Review: Theory That Lights a Spark

The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ASPA as an organization. By Emily Paulson April 7, 2015 When I hear the…

Five Emerging Tools and Methods For Policymaking

Five Emerging Tools and Methods For Policymaking

The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ASPA as an organization. By Bill Brantley April 7, 2015 Recent advances in big data…

George C. Marshall: Building Trust in Government

The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ASPA as an organization. By Terry Newell April 7, 2015 Barely a day goes…

Time to Roll Back the Big Lie of Smaller Government

Time to Roll Back the Big Lie of Smaller Government

It has become commonplace to talk about the “hollowed-out” state of federal agencies who have had their workforces and capacities significantly eroded by decades of brutal congressional fighting. In a…

Dahl, Trade-offs and the Challenge of Democratic Structures

Dahl, Trade-offs and the Challenge of Democratic Structures

The work of Robert Alan Dahl offered important insights into the nature of democracy and its application to the governance of localities. He posited a framework of representative democracy, where…

Promoting Health at Work in a Changing World

Promoting Health at Work in a Changing World

The ultimate paradox for public managers today is the inability to forecast the future, yet remain healthy and safe in their work and home environments. In order to deal effectively…

The Overwhelmed Employee: The HR Challenge

The Overwhelmed Employee: The HR Challenge

For many public sector employees, the human resources department is viewed as the place where benefits are processed, orientation sessions are conducted and staffing levels are maintained. However, HR managers…

A City Manager Turned Emergency Manager

Shea Christilaw is an experienced former city manager who has worked on emergency management issues. Now, she works for the Federal Emergency Management Agency helping partners plan for and conduct…

Where Are the Female Law Enforcement Officers?

Where Are the Female Law Enforcement Officers?

When you think of female police officers, a plethora of opinions may come to mind. But the research and data make something very clear: there are not enough. Data from…

Women of ISIS: The Al-Khanssaa Brigade

ISIS is a Sunni Jihadist terror network with over 31 affiliated groups across the globe. These groups are responsible for the murder of hundreds of thousands of people and the…