Speaking Truth to Power?One of the most romantic notions of public service as a profession — and every profession has its romantic notions — is Speaking Truth to…Jul 24, 2022Jul 24, 2022
Public Administration and Trust: A (very short) ParableSociety: Water smells funnyDec 18, 2021Dec 18, 2021
Training, Learning, and Talent: Changing the Discourse“Learning is the kindling of a fire, not the filling of a vessel”Jul 23, 2021Jul 23, 2021
The Need to Spend Time Living in the Future“I very rarely get pulled into the today. I get to work two or three years into the future, and most of my leadership team has the same…Jul 7, 2021Jul 7, 2021
Determining Organizational Values and Priorities — Professed versus Revealed Articulations“I can’t believe what you say because I see what you do”Jun 23, 2021Jun 23, 2021
From Stock to Flow: Moving Public Administration ForwardAn interesting elemental economic concept to apply as a mental construct to the practice of public administration is the notion of stock…Apr 16, 2021Apr 16, 2021
The Fourth Factor of Production — Giving Data its DueSince Adam Smith, we have understood three core factors of production:Apr 12, 20211Apr 12, 20211
Published inReflections on Public PolicyGuardians in a Connected World: Pace MattersOf all the conceptualizations of public service, perhaps the most enduring is the notion that the public service as an institution, broadly…Mar 28, 2021Mar 28, 2021
Published inReflections on Public PolicyThe U-T-C Trinity of Briefing:Understand, Translate, ConvinceMar 11, 20211Mar 11, 20211
