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Creating a Value-Driven Environment: Avoiding The, “Should haves….”

Creating a Value-Driven Environment: Avoiding The, “Should haves….”

“I understand what you did, but you should have…..” These types of statements are troublesome because they fail to recognize the diversity of values, and the diversity of people, in…

Water, Water, Everywhere, Nor Any Drop To Drink… SDG 6 and India

Water, Water, Everywhere, Nor Any Drop To Drink… SDG 6 and India

India is facing one of its major and most serious water crises. The Modi government needs to keep up its current enthusiasm and upbeat tempo in order to continue with…

The Success of Government

The Success of Government

The Merit System Principles are intended to insure a high quality of civil service. Unfortunately, in today’s atmosphere, some of these tenets have been seriously dishonored. The purpose of this…

Optimism In a Time of Political Chaos

Optimism In a Time of Political Chaos

Our current politics, to put it mildly, are chaotic. How should those of us working in public service feel? Public administration is grounded in fact, professionalism and rationality; it is…

The Paradox of Performance Pay

The Paradox of Performance Pay

This is to call attention to a paradox that impedes efforts to improve government performance. A practice effectively universal in successful businesses is pay for performance to reward high performing…

An Intentional Cause or Not? Shinning a New Light on Diversity in Illinois

An Intentional Cause or Not? Shinning a New Light on Diversity in Illinois

The newly elected Illinois Governor, JB Pritzker, enacted recent legislation regarding diversity. This, combined with the unprecedented appointment of women and minorities to key positions earlier in Pritzker’s administration, may…

The Leader-Manager: Understanding The Complete Role

The Leader-Manager: Understanding The Complete Role

: When exploring leadership in public administration, we often see the terms leader and manager presented as if they were unrelated concepts. To succeed, organizations need both leaders and managers,…

Cost-Cutting-Edge Innovations For Infrastructure Finance

Cost-Cutting-Edge Innovations For Infrastructure Finance

This article describes cost-cutting-edge federal fiscal strategies to get more construction bang for the buck, finance cleaner local water systems and dangerous bridge replacements with non-recurring federal assistance and also…

The Uniqueness of Public Administration

The Uniqueness of Public Administration

What is the proper role for citizens in determining which conventions (or other mega events) are hosted by a city? Is organizing an alternate vision during a political convention crossing…

The Rubik’s Cube of Health Care Finance

The Rubik’s Cube of Health Care Finance

As the late Walter Cronkite once said, the United States health care system is, “Neither healthy, caring nor a system.” Finding a way to expand coverage and affordable access for…