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Congressional Refusal to Fund Obamacare — An Act of Civil Disobedience?
By David Schultz Under what occasions, if any, are members of Congress permitted to disobey a law as a matter of conscience? This is the question posed by House Republican…
Static or Dynamic? It’s a Choice
By Laree Kiely, PhD Recently, we have seen many organizations and whole industries become obsolete over night. Of course, organizations are living systems and living systems, just like the human…
According To Plan
By Sheila Suess Kennedy A colleague informs me that the military has a saying: Prior planning prevents piss-poor performance. Well, batten down the hatches, because piss-poor performance is on its…
Race in America: The Content of our Character
By Lorenda Naylor This month marks the 50th anniversary of the Birmingham church bombing. On September 15, 1963, four young black girls (Addie Mae Collings, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and…
How to Turn the Budget into a Good Management Tool
By Scott Lazenby Decades of research have confirmed the importance of delegating both authority and responsibility, of empowering employees, and of ensuring that staff members have the resources they need…
Border Checkpoint: Crossing the Different Human Resources Frontiers of Global Public Service
By Horace Blake Global public service continues to take on new meaning as well as creating a variety of challenges for human resources managers. Although borders seem to be muted…
Getting Past, “Huh?” The Not-so-Straight Line from Data to Decisions
By Thomas Miller A guy from Denver walks into a bar in San Francisco and is about to order his drink of choice – a Guinness Black – when he…
We Are All Connected
How the Science Behind Human Connectedness Impacts Organizational Culture By Troy Holt Why does a negative person poison the emotions of everyone around him/her? How can a wonderfully charismatic person…
The Makings of Disaster Communicate, Collaborate, Educate: Part I
By Stacey Mann The word disaster often brings to mind the chaos and conflict that surrounds an event. Vivid images of the April 27, 2011 tornado, the 2004 Indian Ocean…
Presidential Power and the Law: What to do with Syria?
By David Schultz Law matters. That is the theme of this column. But the law is the not sum total of what matters when it comes to asking the question…
Building Social Bonds in Communities
By William Hatcher A community differs from a neighborhood. Neighborhoods are merely space; whereas, communities are comprised of people living and working together forming social bonds. Over the past few…