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Beirut Explosion Unmasked—Decades of Government Failure
On August 4, 2020, Lebanon witnessed a catastrophic explosion that destroyed its capital and main port. This event exposed Lebanon’s governmental mismanagement and failure. It unmasked everything public servants should…
The Scorpion and the Frog: A Fable for Contemporary Times
There are several characteristics of groupthink. The illusion of unanimity results in the belief that everyone in the group has confidence in the group’s decisions and judgements. We know groupthink…
Minneapolis Part 2: The Cost of Inequality of Opportunity
The killing of George Floyd sent shock waves throughout our nation and the world, forcing endless questions that included one important to our profession; why are these long-neglected issues of…
Are We Using Hiring Interviews to Confirm or to Learn?
Recent research conducted with women leaders in government asked what challenges these women experienced in their career progression. Surprisingly, many women called out difficulties with the interview process.…
Food is a Shaman: Part 2. A Two-Part Commentary on a Community Based Externship in Sitka, Alaska
The Sitka Food Co-op, an example of consumer-owned cooperatives, demonstrates a locally-based economic model that takes capital out of the hands of grocery giants and invests it back in the…
A Profile in Public Leadership: Learning from the Iron Lady
Margaret Thatcher was authentic—she did not change who she was just to suit a particular circumstance. Here are some leadership lessons we can learn from Margaret Thatcher’s public service to…
Transferring Our Energy
Burnout can be difficult to identify, especially when we are used to working long hours and days to get through a project. However, in order to call ourselves leaders in…
Social Vulnerability: Reframing Our Models of Service Delivery
Public agencies aim to provide service delivery in a professional, unbiased manner to the entire community. Generally, they do well providing services to the majority, but they might not always…
The Proposed Expansion of the United States Social System Won’t Increase Government
If enacted, The American Families Plan will expand availability of childcare, education and income support to families of modest means, particularly in the states which rise to the challenge. …
2025 Public Administration Retreat Agenda
Given all of the challenges that those working in the public sector have faced over the last few years…wouldn’t it be timely to organize a first-of-its-kind Public Administration Retreat? …
Equitable Use of Technology in India: E-Learning in the Pandemic
The education sector has been hit significantly by the pandemic, as it was forced to move online everywhere, including in developed, developing or under-developed countries. With around 250 million children…
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