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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…
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…
Women in Combat: How Law Enforcement Gender Integration Strategies May Inform U.S. Military Leaders
On January 24, 2013, the U.S. Secretary of Defense and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff signed an order rescinding a long standing barrier blocking military women from assignment…
Leadership Dilemmas: The Seduction of Correctly Solving the Wrong Problem
There was a university study conducted a few years ago on mice, rats, and hamsters. The study was intended, of course, to see if we could learn something that we…
Social Vulnerability and Social Justice: Government’s Role in a More Equitable Society
Social vulnerability is a pre-existing condition that affects a society’s ability to prepare for and recover from a disruptive event. Social vulnerability is applied primarily to natural hazards and disasters…
A Life of Social Justice Promotion Through Public Service
How can a community provide public service in an economic, efficient and effective manner AND promote equity or social justice? There are no easy institutional or organizational answers to this…
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,…
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