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A subtle shift in the research in the private sector should be relevant to public employers. It’s closely related to the focus on public service motivation (PSM) but, from my…
Last year, the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, reached what might be considered the mecca of an organization’s journey to excellence: It earned the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. …
The difference between socialism and the welfare state is really like the proverbial difference between lighting and the lighting bug. There are enormous differences between these two ways of organizing…
As public servants, we cannot often predict where the next inspiration will come from. We continue to be surprised by policy outcomes that none of us ever see coming. Sometimes…
Public administrators are expected to be stewards of the public trust. In fulfilling this role, administrators’ exhibit the ethical values identified with positive public character. These values include honesty, caring,…
Fires are burning throughout the West this year. California and Colorado are in the news everyday. Living in Denver and being a regional emergency coordinator for a federal agency I…
The obstacles of labor market inequalities hit black women on multiple levels. First, women in general face wage inequality and lag behind men in promotion and career advancement. Secondly, White…
It’s not unusual for employees working in public organizations to feel pressed for time. With morning hours morphing into afternoon hours and Mondays into Fridays in an unrelenting, repetitive cycle,…
Past columns in this series looked at county government’s capacity to solve problems by utilization strategic planning, based on the assumption that local government is the solution, not the problem.…
Have you ever heard of Melinda Gates, Angelina Jolie, Oprah Winfrey? Of course you have. Have you ever heard of Cynthia Breyfogle, Deborah Stone or Betty Bagtas? Probably not. But…
Two Mentalities Are Fighting for the Soul of the United States and Its Government
The mystery I explore in this column is the opposition among “blue collar” or “working class” Americans—the majority of voters—to public policies such as progressive taxation which, at face value,…
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