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Thriving Rural Communities: Big Data Insights & Stories to Tell
Why do some rural communities thrive compared to their peers, despite continuing to lose population? The Rural Smart Shrink Initiative is using data as evidence to explore this question.…
Engaging the Community in Priority Setting
In 2017, the City of Santa Monica established the Framework for a Sustainability City of Wellbeing as its strategic plan. After the document was established, staff sought to engage the…
It’s Part of the Job
It takes vigilance and courage for public servants to resist administrative evil and racism but doing so is part of the job description. To better face such inevitable ethical battles,…
Lean American Rescue Plan ACT (ARPA)
Lean management principles and process improvement techniques can maximize the value of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. Moreover, these funds provide an opportunity to build a robust sustainable…
Introducing Performance Appraisals in the Public Sector
Performance measures are a significant indicator of how to effectively make an organization successful. Taking a periodic look at how an organization is functioning is prudent to ensure measures are…
When Everything is Your—Right!?!
Americans are predisposed to the approach of demanding our rights. We are ready to respond when we feel victimized, either at houses of worship with mask mandates, at home or…
Effective Collaboration and the Familiar Stranger
Perhaps we need to expand our practice of networking, focusing more on identifying and having dialogues with familiar strangers than simply on interacting with others.…
COVID Recovery: A Deeper Look
The employment data confirms it. The American economy is back following the initial destabilization created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet the same report provides details on important sub groups within…
National Cemeteries, National Treasures
Visiting our fallen heroes in national cemeteries provides a stark reminder of the turmoil and conflict of our history.…
Following the Science and Its Discontents
We have seen a mix of science, public misunderstanding and toxic politics in issues such as the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change. We will see it again unless we fix…
Reimagining Public Administration Education Post COVID-19: Part I
This article will focus on reimagining public administration education post-COVID-19. The new reality will require preparing graduates with skills to meet challenges that have not been known before.…
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