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Managing the Managers
If you are an executive who manages managers, your challenge is to work effectively through them to accomplish the mission for which you’re responsible. Working through subordinate managers to get…
Wisconsin and State-workers Unions
I have worked in many different job and occupations: mailroom sorter, airline attendant, store floor supervisor. In the majority of jobs I had over the course of my young life,…
Things You Can Expect From Vets in the Workforce
It’s great to be able to talk about veterans and what they can do for employers in both the public and private sectors. Vets have developed a strong sense of…
Collaboration Helps Veterans Transition into Civilian Life
During the past 10 years, 44 percent of American veterans have had difficulty re-entering civilian life, according to the Pew Research Center. And in North Carolina — home to more…
How MPA Programs Can Help Build Town and Gowns
Colleges and universities are key economic, social and political assets for communities. The relationship between communities and institutions of higher learning, what has been termed town and gown, is vital…
Nominate a Peer (or Yourself) … ASPA 2016 Awards Program
ASPA's 2016 Annual Awards Program is underway! Every year, 25 public administrators are held up as glowing examples of public administration done right. But you and your colleagues can…
CMP Consortium Accredits Six Programs, Grants Two Programs Associate Status
The National Certified Public Manager® Consortium (Consortium) held their annual meeting in Phoenix, Arizona October 29-30, 2015. The membership took significant actions, including approving continued accreditation of six certified public…
Public Service Motivation
As many other professors do, I exhort the students in the public administration and public procurement classes I teach to do great things during their careers in public service –…
Focusing On Change and Reinvention
Nurturing change and renewal in public agencies is not only important but also critical. There is a growing recognition that fostering a culture of change is the key to organizational…
The Next Big Thing in Local Government
Where is local government going? In an era of tumultuous change and declining trust in government, cities and counties face major attitudinal and demographic forces, including competition for resources devoted…
Responsiveness in Procurement Workforce Tops ODU-PCI Symposium Agenda
By PA TIMES online November 6, 2015 Ensuring the responsiveness of procurement management personnel is the focus of the “Symposium on the Acquisition, Procurement and Contract Management Workforce,” to be held in…