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Chief Inclusion Officer as Complexity Manager
A chief inclusion officer can help government organizations become comfortable with complexity by bringing a sense of calm to the chaos of organizational and policy complexity, thereby strengthening the relationship…
New Organizational Health and Performance Directive for Federal Agencies: A Fertile Field for Research in Employee Engagement and Leadership Development
My research uses selected questions from the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS) to build a Leadership Communication Index that I compared to OPM’s Employee Engagement Index. The hypothesis is that…
Every State Is a Battleground Now
As public administrators, we are faced with upholding our state laws and municipal statutes. If states continue to impose their will upon other states or jurisdictions for any reason, we…
The Federal Budget: How Big is Too Big?
We do have a suggestion to help think through the righteous problems of the national government vs. local government: Put a group of non-partisan economists, public administrators and experienced, elected officials in…
Who Knows Better? Educators or Parents
While educators must meet standards set by state and federal officials, parents also set their own standards—after all, children are the product of particular homes. Parents may have certain values…
When Your County Is No Longer Effective: Case Study of Broward County, FL Emergency Management Division
This article will discuss how the Emergency Management Division of Broward County, FL lacks an effective program to assist the 31 cities within its jurisdiction that encompass close to 1.9…
Collaborating, Creating and Choosing: An Exploration of Participatory Budgeting
The participatory budgeting process is a growing way to promote participation and reduce inequities within governments and schools. By creating participatory budgeting processes and by eliminating barriers to involvement, organizers…
Using Reflection to Transform the Public Sector Workforce
As a collective activity, team reflection turns the evaluation of a shared experience into learning by transforming personal insights into knowledge that can be applied to future desired behaviors or…
Acknowledging Appreciation in Our Teams
In a world where we’ve become distanced through virtual platforms, Public Service Recognition Week is an opportunity to bring our teams back together and build strong bonds between workers.…
Unlocking the Mysteries of Municipal Bonds and Bond Ratings
The municipal institutions of modern America continue to encourage the spirit of liberty by incurring public debt through constitutional limitations and other means. One way this occurs is through the…
The Changing Environment for Work—and Incentives
State and local governments have already made many adjustments to their incentive policies to acknowledge the real changes their communities and businesses are experiencing. It is imperative that incentive policy…
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