Widgetized Section
Go to Admin » Appearance » Widgets » and move Gabfire Widget: Social into that MastheadOverlay zone
Home » Archives by category » Commentary (Page 204)
Federal Laws are Not Suggestions
We are blessed to have a constitutional republic form of government— a nomocracy. Law, not the whims and preferences of elected officials, rules supreme. Not being able to change laws…
Does the War on Regulations Make Sense?
On December 14, 2017, the Washington Post reported that president Trump promised to roll back federal regulations from the current level of 185,000 pages to the 1960 level of 20,000…
Americans Want Big — But Unspecified — Changes in the Federal Government’s Design and Structure
The Pew Research Center recently surveyed how the American public perceived America’s political system and democracy. The survey shows there is little agreement on exactly how government should change.…
Building a Performance Management System to Stand the Test of Time
The first step to thinking about performance in the long term is acknowledging that these efforts don’t often come for free. It's common for organizations to adopt performance and not…
Public Service In A Place of Meaning: What We Can Learn From 13 Truckers
There has been quite a bit of talk, lately, about choice. But, what is choice, really? Can it simply be described as a selection among a group or set of…
Risk Management in Government
In this column I argue that risk management is a means toward an end and not an end in and of itself. If the end goal (the bottom line) for…
Rediscovering the “Soul” of Government
Americans in large numbers today seem not only to distrust but also resent their government. “They have become convinced that government, especially the federal government, is wasteful, oppressive, and insensitive,…
When Organizations Act, Engagement Improves
My organization recently completed the second employee engagement survey for one of our clients--a local government agency in the U.S. We did the initial survey in 2017 and a follow-up…
Governing in a Divided Society
Though the presence of divisions in our society is nothing new, the rancor and drama that is so evident today poses unique challenges to those in the business of administering…
Rating Pinellas County’s Strategic Plan
This series began with the statement; government is the solution, not the problem. To assert that government is the solution, its ability to solve rather than create problems, required exploration.…
The Niche for ASPA?
The world of professional development and networking is incredibly crowded, especially given the virtual opportunities provided by social media. ASPA has responded well to this with an ever-growing online presence…
May 18, 2018No CommentRead More