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Serving Children and Families with Equity and Inclusion

Serving Children and Families with Equity and Inclusion

It is essential to gather data on the harmful effects of stigma against persons with substance use disorders and cognitive disabilities, and on the effects of trauma and adverse childhood…

Empathetic Equity in the Community and the Workplace: Managerial Theory and The Adjustment Bureau

Empathetic Equity in the Community and the Workplace: Managerial Theory and The Adjustment Bureau

Public policies have long tried to mesh empathy and equity together; an empathetic equity. However, empathetic equity is burdensome because it is bias toward groupthink. Thus, public approaches to human…

Discovering Meaning in Public Administration Through the Lens of Politics

Discovering Meaning in Public Administration Through the Lens of Politics

The complex background of social, economic, political and moral turbulence from current events has created a perfect storm. As a result, the search for meaning in public administration has never…

The Municipal Budget Onion Analogy

The Municipal Budget Onion Analogy

Municipal budget season is kicking off, and our backyard vegetable garden is in bloom. This a perfect time for the municipal budgeting onion analogy. So what exactly do onions and…

“Swinging for the Fences”: The Continued Pursuit of Excellence

“Swinging for the Fences”: The Continued Pursuit of Excellence

As public sector leaders. We need to coach, train, mentor and prepare others, just as we prepare ourselves, readying everyone to face the challenges of our service environments. …

Community Policing After Minneapolis

Community Policing After Minneapolis

Now more than ever, community policing is a critical idea. There are and will be continued challenges. Some challenges are still to be identified. At some level, there will always…

What Counts As “Evidence?”

What Counts As “Evidence?”

No policymaker is going to get every decision right. But a careful and appropriate assessment of available evidence will lead to decisions that are more correct more often.​…

Teaching and Training During the Time of COVID-19

Teaching and Training During the Time of COVID-19

Both L. Dee Fink’s and Paul Hanstedt’s learning models pair theoretical knowledge with the abilities to put that knowledge to work. Students and public administrators can learn how to deal…

GASB’s “Big Three” Projects Enter Critical Phase

GASB’s “Big Three” Projects Enter Critical Phase

As I prepare to conclude my time as chairman of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB), I wanted to update you on the comprehensive approach we're taking to improve accounting…

We Need A New Status Quo

We Need A New Status Quo

Public administrators must not only build a process for information flow, but also must make sure that the correct people and experts are a part of providing input into the…

Empowerment, Growth and Trust: Lessons from a Five-Year-Old

Empowerment, Growth and Trust: Lessons from a Five-Year-Old

My son is 20 years old. But what I learned over 15 years ago while teaching him how to tie his shoes remains one of the most important lessons about…