The Public Manager articles from December 2002

The Public Manager archives from December 2002

HRM in transition. (The Manager's Musings).
December 22, 2002... THE WINTER 2002 ISSUE INCLUDES a mini-forum on human resources management (HRM) that draws on presentations made at the National Academy of Public Administration's (NAPA's) annual HRM conference in September 2002. Myra Shiplett, director of the...

Regional governance. (The Manager's Musings).(Pat Atkins appointment)(Brief Article)
December 22, 2002... Continuing our emphasis on sharing best practices at the state and local level, the Winter issue of The Public Manager (TPM) also launches a new series on regional governance. Pat Atkins, formerly editor of The Regionalist, has joined our team...

Other roadmaps and peregrinations. (The Manager's Musings).(Brief Article)
December 22, 2002... And in our partnerships and networks series, Myrna Mandell offers a perspective on how public managers can work together more effectively in an interorganizational environment, a mode made increasingly common as an outgrowth of results-based...

In memoriam. (The Manager's Musings).(Wally Keene)(Obituary)
December 22, 2002... Sadly, the Winter issue goes to press just as we lost Wally Keene, TPM's marketing director and associate editor, who died suddenly of a heart attack a few days before Christmas. I've admired Wally's energy, persistence, and enterprising spirit...

This just in... (The Manager's Musings).
December 22, 2002... At our press time, the second Volcker commission report surfaced. Stay tuned for more.

Celebration of public service. (Mini-Forum: Improving Human Capital Management).
December 22, 2002... Remarks delivered at the HR transitions 2002 conference seeking new words to express this generation's thoughts on the meaning of 9/11 and its portent for the future. Forum Introduction In September 2002, the National Academy of Public...

Diversity in the workplace. (Mini-Forum: Improving Human Capital Management).(five-phase approach used by industry and government to integrate and sustain equity in the workplace)
December 22, 2002... A leading global expert on diversity describes a five-phase approach currently being used by industry and government to integrate and sustain equity in the workplace. In my most recent book, Diversity at Work: The Business Case for Equity,...

Marketing communications: a vital element of achieving change. (Mini-Forum: Human Resources Management).(effective planning and implementation of communications campaigns to advance human resources objectives)
December 22, 2002... Two case illustrations that provide a roadmap for effective planning and implementation of communications campaigns to advance human resources objectives. Both public and private sector organizations must support change initiatives and...

Using 2nd curve analysis to improve human capital management. (Mini-Forum: Human Resources Management).
December 22, 2002... How agencies can transition from their historic missions to new roles and expectations by identifying driving factors for change and realigning workforce competencies accordingly. One of the more pressing management challenges facing...

Introduction to series: more and more, public agenda items come with the words regional, crossjurisdictional, and interlocal attached. (Regional Governance).
December 22, 2002... Somewhere along the way between the 1950s and today, all US cities became regions or parts of regions, each interdependent and interconnected to suburbs, downtown, satellite cities, rural tracts, and villages. The largest conurbations--Los...

Wildfires need regional approach: recent studies for the departments of agriculture and the interior provide multijurisdictional case illustrations in Colorado and oregon. (Regional Governance).
December 22, 2002... When the Hayman wildfire roared across Colorado forests toward Denver early this summer to become the largest wildfire in the state's history, it burned properties in four counties, a national forest, and the Denver Water Board's main...

Improving agency performance through incentive payouts. (Human Resources Management).(Federal Supply Service used performance targets and a "goal-sharing" group incentive plan to achieve higher performance)
December 22, 2002... How the Federal Supply Service has used performance targets and a "goal-sharing" group incentive plan to achieve higher performance across agency business lines. This is a success story. The Federal Supply Service (ESS) embarked on an...

Living wage requirements in public contracts. (State and Municipal Management).
December 22, 2002... A local government procurement director lays out the challenge to public managers and provides a case study in the Multnomah County Schools of Portland, OR. From Little Rock to San Francisco, local agencies throughout the United States are...

Measuring and managing human capital intelligence: how the US Census Bureau is integrating information to become more citizen-centric and results-oriented. (Improving Performance Through Technology).
December 22, 2002... One of the greatest ironies of the Internet age is that, far from replacing people, as some feared it would, widespread use of advanced technology has confirmed that human talent is truly an organization's greatest asset. Organizations can gain...

Types of collaborations and why the differences really matter. (Partnerships and Networks).
December 22, 2002... How collaborative efforts can be made more effective by linking expectations with the realities of working in an interorganizational environment. Much has been written about the successes and failures of collaborations among the public,...

Promoting Public Service and federal employment in Massachusetts. (Beyond the Beltway).(Greater Boston Federal Executive Board is involved)
December 22, 2002... The chairperson of the Greater Boston Federal Executive Board describes a campaign aimed at high schools throughout the commonwealth. The Greater Boston Federal Executive Board (FEB) recently announced the federal government's local...

Service to America Medals 2002: recognizing the story of two FBI employees in Birmingham, AL and their groundbreaking achievements in the area of criminal justice. (Image of Public Service).(William Fleming and Ben Herren are the employees)
December 22, 2002... The Partnership for Public Service and the Atlantic Media Group, co-founders of the annual Service to America medals, recently honored the first slate of Service to America Medals recipients at a gala ceremony in Washington, DC. Special guests...

Municipal emergency preparedness: the local face of homeland security. (Article).
December 22, 2002... Two nationwide surveys indicate increased awareness over the past two years. But will this translate into improved preparedness when and if the need should arise? Public health and emergency preparedness are at a crossroads in America....

You gotta have heart: how to mobilize employees to take a stand for reform and innovation. (Coach's Corner).
December 22, 2002... Whether we work in the public or private sector, manage, lead, supervise, or direct, we all want the same basic things from our organization, our team. We want to be treated fairly, appreciated for our accomplishments, and given the required...

In search of. (The Uncivil Servant).(strange stories related to job hunting)(Column)
December 22, 2002... Many of you are familiar with the Leonard Nimoy-narrated series in which the former "Star Trek" star tells of bizarre events in history, activities of the occult, or expeditions to find the obscure (the Loch Ness monster?). Of course, many of...

ERPs: the promise and the peril. (Views You Can Use).(enterprise resource planning systems)(Column)
December 22, 2002... Technology Choices You do not have good information to make the right decision. Your homegrown personnel management system is at the end of its useful life and costly to maintain. Your government uses three different and unlinked...

A-digital: the end of the U. (Views You Can Use).(college towns could be hurt if distance learning does grow)
December 22, 2002... A child born in 2003 will probably never see the inside of a university. Grady Means If Grady is right about this, and I believe he is, the ramifications are stunning. The economic base of Oxford, OH, Manhattan, KS, and thousands of...

IT pragmatics: how much safer is IT?. (Views You Can Use).(security issues for information technology)(Column)
December 22, 2002... At the outset of 2002, three major security issues loomed as formidable challenges for the nation. So far, one of the milestones has been reached with the formal creation of the Department of Homeland Security as a real federal agency and...

Defining one's terms... (Reviews).(Governance.com: Democracy in the Information Age)(Book Review)
December 22, 2002... Governance.com: Democracy in the Information Age, Elaine Ciulla Kamarck and Joseph S. Nye (editors), The Brookings Institution Press, 2992. Somewhere in the early days of the 21 St century, theorists in political science and public...

Primarily for practitioners... (Reviews).(Working Across Boundaries: Making Collaboration Work in Government and Nonprofit Organizations)(Book Review)
December 22, 2002... Working Across Boundaries: Making Collaboration Work in Government and Nonprofit Organizations, Russell M. Linden (Jossey-B ass Publications: San Francisco) 2002, 302 pp. "This book is primarily for practitioners," Russ Linden says in his...

In memoriam: Wally Keene.(Obituary)
December 22, 2002... Last night I attended "A Celebration and Thanksgiving for the Life of Wallace Oles Keene." I don't know what the seating capacity of the Christ Episcopal Church in Rockville, MD is, but it was strained. Wally served the church in many...