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Three Ways to Support Continuous Employee Growth and Development
People want real-time feedback and encouragement, and they want opportunities to learn and develop on an ongoing basis. Research confirms organizations that provide these opportunities and more to employees can…
What’s Your Story?
Changing the culture of a regulatory agency isn’t easy, especially when staff morale is low. Yet, it’s not impossible. Our leadership team and staff worked hard through the recession, layoffs,…
The Nation’s Top Seven Percent
They are America’s veterans – and we need to support them much better than we have as Americans. The Top Seven Percent are not a monolithic group. Each veteran is…
The Value of Federal Government Data in Transforming Government Agencies
The U.S. federal government is probably one of the biggest (if not the biggest) producers of data. Every day, thousands of federal workers collect, create, analyze and distribute massive amounts…
The Wrecking Crew – Time Magazine’s Provocative November 6 Story
The cover of the November 6 issue of Time shows three large wrecking balls with the title: “The Wrecking Crew – How Trump’s cabinet is dismantling government as we know…
The MPA Advantage
This fall, I started my journey to attain a Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree - the professional degree for public management. Students who pursue a Master of Public Administration…
A National Veteran Policy Field of Study to Guide Policy Development, Program Investments and Improve Outcomes
The nation’s veteran and family ecosystem is dynamic, complex and resource rich. The policy landscape includes 1,300-plus federal and state policies, executive orders and agency directives that impact—directly or indirectly—veterans…
What A Leader Must Do
There are thousands of books on leadership; someone once suggested that as many as 500 new titles relating to leadership appear every year and there as many articles in journals…
Open Wide — I Want to Check Your Heart
My dentist knows the condition of my teeth, gums and tongue. My doctor is familiar with my tongue too, but concentrates on the back of my throat as well as…
Moral Courage in Public Service: Lessons from the Life of Susan B. Anthony
On June 17, 1873, the trial of Susan B. Anthony for voting in the 1872 election began in Canandaigua, New York. The jury was all male, though that would not…
Cruel and Unusual
I understand the need for criminal justice. It would be naïve to believe there are not individuals who pose a threat to society. The Quakers got nearly everything wrong, except…
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