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Keystone State Chapter, American Society for Public Administration: 10th Anniversary and Awards Ceremony Address
Respect builds trust if the leader and the team accept the inevitable divergence of observations and opinions as participants recall the event from their individual roles. The ultimate trust builder…
Retaining Institutional Knowledge
The continuous leakage of institutional knowledge from your organization might go unnoticed at first, but over time might create a massive gap in the institutional knowledge, experience and talent required…
Collaboration in Policy Development: Evidence in History
History points to collaboration as the most effective leadership tool for addressing policy issues that affect multiple interests. The League of Nations and Lend-Lease are two case examples which point…
Importance of the Social Safety Net
Building a framework to recognize when and how frequently we revisit public policy around retirement, healthcare and costs of living will help us to better understand the barriers to providing…
TWITTER: A Potential Tool for Policymaking in Government
Our findings suggest that engagement through a social media platform could help inform policy decisions and discussions. By allowing citizens to participate on an organized and coordinated platform, those closest…
Economic Redevelopment’s Hidden Gem: PACE Financing
One of the most attractive aspects of PACE financing is that it can cover 100 percent of the cost of improvements, including the cost of audits, engineering and interest. This…
Leadership and Failure – Lessons for Life and Public Administration
Finally, changing how we think about failure may also help to reduce one’s feelings about fear. Fear is part of life (it happens to the best of us) and provides…
ESG Reporting in State & Local Government
Awareness of ESG disclosure standards and GASB expectations will be vital for transparency and accountability of state and local governments in the future.…
One Health Biosurveillance: An Important Tool for Limiting Societal Disruption
While this is certainly not a cure-all for the partisan and cultural divisions that are sure to face any public health strategy, early detection and warning is an important tool…
Plastic Recycling vs. Climate Change: Part 5 – Pragmatic About Plastic
Public policy always involves navigating tradeoffs and avoiding goal displacement. As I have argued, the plastic recycling programs around the United States need to be kicked to the curb in…
Using Simulation-Based Public Engagement for Community Problem-Solving
In this time of economic uncertainty, how communities and districts gather input from stakeholders has implications on local budgets, education funding and infrastructure investment. We will need the support of…
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