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Leadership Challenge: Optimizing Productivity
When you come right down to it, an organization is nothing more and nothing less than people and information interacting with each other. However simple this is to capture in…
Making Broadbanding Work in State Government
In the late 1990s, Georgia implemented state civil service reforms aimed at improving government efficiency and effectiveness. In 2001, Florida implemented similar reforms. Both Georgia and Florida’s reforms were considered…
How to Embed Transparency into Collaborative Governance
What is the proper role of government transparency in collaborative governance? Is it just about improving information management practices such as processing and storing huge data sets? Otherwise, is something…
Pitfalls and Promises: How to Set Competitive Compensation
Recent front page controversies involving excessive pay for nonprofit executives have brought the issue of nonprofit executive compensation under scrutiny. Stories like the ousting of former United Way of the…
Using Technology to Increase Access and Transparency in Local Government
Today’s public administrator is facing challenges to inform and engage the public about the issues that confront our cities, counties and agencies. Citizens have to balance the demands of work,…
Labor-Management Relations: Return to Collaboration
Lately, the news has been riddled with stories about public unions and adversarial union and organizational leaders (called labor-management relationships). High-profile examples that you have likely seen include the Chicago…
Change U at GVSU
Our experience working in a nonprofit organization in the public service sector has made us recognize the importance of confronting social justice issues, both within our agency and with other…
Telework in the Federal Government: Benefits and Pitfalls
Over the last two decades, telework has increasingly become an essential element in the federal government’s operations, making it a subject worthy of careful study. As technological capabilities to facilitate…
Digital Government: How Technologically Fit Are You?
Alright, 2013 is in full swing, and now is the time to check up on your New Year’s resolutions. Staying on target? It depends, we know. Now let’s get specific.…
Ma, We Have A Surplus!
Any plan that is put into effect takes time to yield results – good or bad. The bigger the ship, the longer it takes to turn. When you consider a…
Are Ethics Relevant?
Government scandal could now be considered commonplace. I should know. I’ve been part of a staff that has experienced political scandal first hand. I’ve dealt with the feelings of uncertainty…
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