• When Adults Act like Children
• BY: Russ Linden   |   July 16, 2008
• It's up to an organization's leaders to create a culture that fosters collaboration, writes Russ Linden.
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• Atlanta's Shirley Franklin
• BY: Stephen Goldsmith   |   July 14, 2008
• Indirect leadership is perhaps the most difficult to harness. But it can be done. Atlanta's mayor, Shirley Franklin, effectively used an indirect leadership strategy when she was determined to improve the services of the city's judicial system and eliminate wasteful practices in the organization.

• Seductive Reforms
• BY: Paul L. Posner   |   July 9, 2008
• Why management initiatives need to be saved from their own excessive promises.

• Financial Insight: Key for Tough Times
• BY: William D. Eggers   |   July 2, 2008
• Knowledge is power: State and local officials are handicapped by their lack of good financial data.

• Now Is the Time for Collaboration
• BY: Robert J. O'Neill Jr.   |   June 25, 2008
• Economic policies are unlikely to succeed if they are driven by the federal government alone. It is clear that states, regions and local governments have a vital role to play.

• King County's Ron Sims
• BY: Stephen Goldsmith   |   June 23, 2008
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• Dare to Compare
• BY: Shelley Metzenbaum   |   June 11, 2008
• Resistance to comparison is understandable, but unfortunate and self-defeating. When done well, writes Shelley Metzenbaum, comparison is a powerful tool for improving performance.

• Providence's David N. Cicilline
• BY: Stephen Goldsmith   |   June 8, 2008
• A particularly dynamic mayor often embodies the personality or tone of a city. How much influence a mayor has is critically dependent upon timing and context, though. When a mayor with a strong personality takes over a troubled city with latent assets, the stage is set for a mayor like David Cicilline to produce dramatic reforms.

• Showing the Way To Shared Services
• BY: Jerry Mechling   |   June 8, 2008
• Public managers know all too well the barriers to sharing services across jurisdictional boundaries. One county in Michigan is knocking them down in ways others may soon need to emulate.
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• Private Schools, Public Education
• BY: Stephen Goldsmith   |   June 4, 2008
• What is the government role when private schools produce education for the public?

• Sipping from the Broadband Fire Hose
• BY: Feather O'Connor Houstoun   |   May 28, 2008
• It's become clear that a fast Internet connection does not necessarily equal fast access to opportunity.

• Pernicious Assaults
• BY: H. George Frederickson   |   May 21, 2008
• Public administration finds itself in a vortex of two particularly pernicious trends: a political assault on local knowledge and professional competence.

• A Formula for Leadership
• BY: Babak Armajani   |   May 14, 2008
• More than help leaders figure out the next step, Babak Armajani has a formula helping them see the bigger picture.

• Not the Cavalry
• BY: Peter Hutchinson   |   May 7, 2008
• Foundations and corporations can be terrific partners for governments, but there are limits. For one thing, writes Feather O'Connor Houstoun, they can't fill budget gaps.

• The Public and the Price of Lunch
• BY: Frank Fairbanks   |   April 30, 2008
• Citizens know that there is a connection between public services and taxes, writes Frank Fairbanks, but the connection is not clear or direct.

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