• Lies and White Lies
• BY: Bob Stone   |   June 3, 2009
• How to distinguish between a permissible white lie at work, and a hurtful one.

• Foreswearing Fashion in Public-Service Delivery
• BY: John D. Donahue   |   May 27, 2009
• It's always tempting to seize on the latest fad. But slow, steady change is usually the right idea.
• 1 Comments

• Getting Stuck on the Escalator
• BY: Russ Linden   |   May 20, 2009
• 'Learned helplessness' can be a powerful drag on an organization's performance. But there are ways to combat it.
• 1 Comments

• The Stimulus Next Time
• BY: Paul L. Posner   |   May 13, 2009
• The assistance from Washington is full of compromises that undercut its effectiveness. There is a better way.

• Civic Engagement: Your Next Technology 'Sweet Spot'?
• BY: Jerry Mechling   |   May 6, 2009
• Online services are fine, but they've become old hat. It's time to use new technology tools to make government more transparent and collaborative.
• 1 Comments

• Retaining Top Performers
• BY: Robert J. O'Neill Jr.   |   April 29, 2009
• The key to retaining government's best people is knowing what makes them tick: They want to make a difference, and they thrive on complex tasks.

• Intergovernmental Intelligence
• BY: Shelley Metzenbaum   |   April 22, 2009
• Oversight of stimulus spending is important, but just as critical is sharing knowledge and experiences

• The Need for a Stimulus Speed Bump
• BY: Feather O'Connor Houstoun   |   April 15, 2009
• The rush to spend stimulus money as quickly as possible is fraught with management risks.

• Failing the Right Way
• BY: William D. Eggers   |   April 9, 2009
• Government innovators need to encourage a culture of innovation in which failure is not a four-letter word.
• 1 Comments

• Anaheim's Curt Pringle
• BY: Stephen Goldsmith   |   April 6, 2009
• Anaheim's mayor found a unique way to reap the benefits of competition to improve city services.
• 2 Comments

• Making Everybody a Crimefighter
• BY: Frank Fairbanks   |   April 1, 2009
• When crime blights a community, the police are just part of the solution. The key to turning things around is to engage the community itself.

• The Power of Intrinsic Rewards
• BY: Babak Armajani   |   March 25, 2009
• The strongest motivators come from inside a person.
• 3 Comments

• The ABCs of Leadership
• BY: Bob Stone   |   March 18, 2009
• All you have to remember is three things. Really, just three.

• Performance Management for Sustainability
• BY: G. Edward DeSeve   |   March 11, 2009
• The way D.C.'s chief technology officer managed his organization points the way to the tools needed for energy efficient development.

• Somerville's Joseph A. Curtatone
• BY: Stephen Goldsmith   |   March 9, 2009
• Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone has enacted transformative changes in the management of Somerville, Massachusetts, and has done so by championing the importance of cost and efficiency data for all city services to improve accountability and performance.

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