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LHRD in the Healthcare Industry and How to Effectively Promote Workplace Development, Health and Social Wellness

LHRD in the Healthcare Industry and How to Effectively Promote Workplace Development, Health and Social Wellness

To bring about positive change in healthcare workforce operations, we must strive to be change agents who value every role and contribution and promote workplace development, health and social wellness.…

For Those We Have Lost

For Those We Have Lost

The local county Board of Supervisors declared May 5th as Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People Day (KZYX), and similar decrees have been granted statewide in California. However, awareness…

Public Service Exhaustion – A New Pandemic

Public Service Exhaustion – A New Pandemic

For leaders at all levels, public service exhaustion creates a number of hurdles but there are potential solutions. They begin with an acknowledgement of the value of quality of life.…

Embracing Ugly Babies

Embracing Ugly Babies

As a peer, colleague, leader or manager, you may have the opportunity to provide feedback on a product, process or plan. I encourage you to do so with the mindset…

Government Leaders: The Key Role in Data-Driven Transformation

Government Leaders: The Key Role in Data-Driven Transformation

Flexibility and adaptability are key to the successful development of data science projects in the dynamic landscape of public sector initiatives.…

Is the Metaverse Still the Future of Digital Governance in the Post-COVID World?

Is the Metaverse Still the Future of Digital Governance in the Post-COVID World?

Government services in the metaverse that prioritize access and inclusivity will offer people the chance to be more connected and empowered than ever before, both to their government and to…

Challenges Ahead for Local Government Managers

Challenges Ahead for Local Government Managers

While there are numerous challenges on the horizon for public administration universally—and frankly of organizations of all sizes and types, including non-profit and for-profit entities—here are my top 3 challenges…

Mitigating and Learning From School Failures in School Choice Programs

Mitigating and Learning From School Failures in School Choice Programs

I agree that utilizing 3rd parties in delivering public services is a valuable tool in the public administration toolbox, but that tool needs to be fully understood for it to…

Absorbing the Wisdom of the Ages

Absorbing the Wisdom of the Ages

What we know, who we are and what we do, by in large, are the result of what we’ve gleaned from sources outside ourselves. Those diverse and ample resources, wisely…

How Can Social Marketing Help Reduce Youth Suicide?

How Can Social Marketing Help Reduce Youth Suicide?

As reported in 2022, campaign metrics from the 2016 campaign indicated the Facebook and Instagram components of the campaign resulted in an extremely high click through rate of 5.5 percent,…

Ethical Decision-Making: Avoiding the “Rationalization” Trap

Ethical Decision-Making: Avoiding the “Rationalization” Trap

When we hear someone trying to justify something they want to do or feel they must do, we can help them see the disconnect with their values and explore alternatives. …