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Lessons Learned From the “Great Resignation”

Lessons Learned From the “Great Resignation”

As a result of pandemic, now more than ever employees are demanding to be compensated well for their efforts, to feel valued and included in the workplace and want an…

Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis

Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis

Despite criticism from both the left and the right, Vance insists his personal story has lessons for public policy makers and administrators...and can help us to understand current political and…

Public Administration in “Post-Democracy” America: Part 4—Can a Simple Fix Prevent Authoritarianism?

Public Administration in “Post-Democracy” America: Part 4—Can a Simple Fix Prevent Authoritarianism?

As a champion of a strong, effective public sector, I have come to realize, as argued in this column, that we need to make immediate changes in our political system…

What Would You Do in Their Shoes?

What Would You Do in Their Shoes?

In order for a government “of the people” to prosper, we must all empathetically imagine how it feels to be in one another’s shoes.…

Can the Idea of Multiple and Plural Voting Work in the United States?

Can the Idea of Multiple and Plural Voting Work in the United States?

Could future implementation of multiple and plural voting provide an alternative to the Electoral College? …

Equipping Staff and Stakeholders to Promote Social Equity in Emergency Management

Equipping Staff and Stakeholders to Promote Social Equity in Emergency Management

Emergency management is in the business of identifying a need and filling it—we just must ensure that staff are pursuing the needs of the whole community.…

Blockchain: A New World of Decentralized Identity

Blockchain: A New World of Decentralized Identity

Blockchain has catapulted from the meme fringes of social media to the center of our conversation about the future of a decentralized internet. Governments are already looking for ways to…

Seeing Your Professional Weaknesses as Strength

Seeing Your Professional Weaknesses as Strength

Being honest with yourself allows you to build a leadership structure that compensates for your weaknesses.…

Shaping Legal Rights of Women in India by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

Shaping Legal Rights of Women in India by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

A revolutionary figure, a pioneer of social justice and a true reformer, Dr B. R. Ambedkar played a significant role in shaping the social, political and civic contours of India…

Summer Policy Academy Sets Young Leaders in Motion

Summer Policy Academy Sets Young Leaders in Motion

Filling the unique niche many high schools and academic institutions overlook, Policy Pathways aims to bring the knowledge, applicability and know-how of public policy to a younger generation.…

When Is a Gift a Bribe?

When Is a Gift a Bribe?

Gift-giving is a universal phenomenon and will always persist, but if it is done to the detriment of quality decision-making our whole enterprise suffers, not to mention the public we…