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Let’s call it the “missing umbrella in the rain” syndrome. The best ideas fall by the wayside in hard times.

Katherine Barrett and Richard Greene, in August's Smart Management column on how gainsharing -- the concept of sharing unspent dollars with other employees and agencies -- is often ignored when budgets are the smallest.

Katherine Barrett and Richard Greene, in August's Smart Management column on how gainsharing -- the concept of sharing unspent dollars with other employees and agencies -- is often ignored when budgets are the smallest.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.