• The Ideal 21st Century Employee
• BY: Jim Chrisinger   |   April 20, 2011
• To accommodate tomorrow's governments, we need leaders who excel at innovating and getting results, not climbing ladders.
• 3 Comments

• Learning to Appreciate Public Servants
• BY: Reg Alcock   |   April 13, 2011
• If we want to change the performance of the public sector, we have to challenge the current perception of public service.
• 7 Comments

• Increase Transparency and Efficiency in Government
• BY: Feather O'Connor Houstoun   |   March 30, 2011
• How? Foster transparency initiatives that make data actionable.
• 1 Comments

• Obama's Performance Measurement Agenda
• BY: Philip Joyce   |   March 23, 2011
• Will the president's performance measurement efforts be used to balance the budget, or to fund successful programs?
• 7 Comments

• Creating a 'Line of Sight'
• BY: Russ Linden   |   March 16, 2011
• When employees have a line of sight, they can see the connection between their everyday work, and something larger.
• 5 Comments

• The iPad: Risky Game-Changer
• BY: Jerry Mechling   |   March 9, 2011
• Will the iPad, and competing tablet computers, help us manage information overload or add to the distractions?
• 2 Comments

• The Perils of Performance Measurement
• BY: Babak Armajani   |   March 2, 2011
• If you want performance management to really take hold in your organization, follow these 6 tips.
• 4 Comments

• A Results-First Approach to Cost Reduction
• BY: Jitinder Kohli,William D. Eggers,John Griffith   |   February 23, 2011
• When states and cities respond to record budget shortfalls with across-the-board cuts, some vital public services unnecessarily end up on the chopping block.
• 2 Comments

• State Resistance
• BY: Paul L. Posner   |   February 16, 2011
• What are the forces behind the contentious current fight to redefine federalism?
• 2 Comments

• Governors And Budgets
• BY: Jim Chrisinger   |   February 9, 2011
• How governors spend money is their most powerful lever to prioritize, make performance consequential and move agencies and stakeholders from frustration to innovation.

• Knowing What Works: Evaluating Evidence-Based Programs
• BY: Feather O'Connor Houstoun   |   February 2, 2011
• What if a program is not producing the results desired? Should state and local officials immediately scrap it?
• 4 Comments

• Cutting Education Costs, Not Education
• BY: William D. Eggers   |   January 26, 2011
• A few promising approaches to finding cost savings without cutting student services.
• 2 Comments

• Innovation in Iowa
• BY: Jim Chrisinger   |   January 19, 2011
• West Des Moines, Iowa, may not seem a likely hot spot for public management innovation, but it thinks big when it comes to delivering value.

• How New Governors Can Renew Public Trust
• BY: William D. Eggers,Robert N. Campbell III   |   January 12, 2011
• New governors are being greeted by a flood of red ink and a public that doesn't trust the state governments they run.
• 2 Comments

• Maintaining the Public Trust While Making Tough Choices
• BY: Robert J. O'Neill Jr.   |   January 5, 2011
• ICMA's executive director discusses his organization's guidelines to ensuring fair compensation.

Most Viewed

This Section    |    Whole Site

• When Local Governments' Pensions Are Beyond Their Control
• The Power of Intrinsic Rewards
• People Just Naturally Resist Change, Right?
• How to Think About Technology in the Work of Government
• Getting Off the Dance Floor, and On the Balcony

• Supreme Court Outlines Limits on Right to Remain Silent
• Report: U.S. Teacher Training System is Broken
• 10 People Who Could Help Save Detroit
• When Child Services and the Media Work Together
• When Local Governments' Pensions Are Beyond Their Control

Comments

• Creating the Courts Americans Want
  
  "There is a lot to applaude about the performance of many courts in our country but having..."
• When Local Governments' Pensions Are Beyond Their Control
  
  "Susan, it doesn't matter whether or not public pension COLA benefits are a "burden"..."
• The Power of Intrinsic Rewards
  
  "can you please forward to me the complete document on the intrinsic reward scheme comprising..."