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THE B&G Reading List

Barrett & Greene

Banfield, recommended by BJ Reed, Professor, School of Public Administration, University of Nebraska Omaha. What Should We Do: A Theory of Civic Life , by Peter Levine, recommended by Karen Garrett, chief of communications, marketing and membership, American Society of Public Administration.

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How federal leaders can rebuild their team culture in times of change

Partnership for Public Service

Re-norming conversations can vary widely, however four key elements are critical: building trust, connecting teammates back to the organizations mission, defining clear roles and responsibilities, and addressing avenues of communication.

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WANT TO WRITE SO THAT OTHERS CAN USE WHAT YOU’VE WRTTEN? HERE’s YOUR CHANCE!

Barrett & Greene

Imagine a whole generation who can clearly communicate great ideas!" Chris Morrill, the Executive Director of the Government Finance Officers Association , commented that “With notes of Strunk and White’s Elements of Style, Barrett, Greene, and Kettl have gifted us a highly practical guide for communicating in a hyper-distracted world.

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Swarming and Followership; Distance Leading

Public Policy Blog

Regarding the topic of followership and technology, particularly in the realm of social media there seems to be a gap in the literature that should be resolved as it pertains to participation, technology, followership and public administration. References. Arquilla, John, and David Ronfeldt, eds., Arquilla, John and Ronfeldt, David.

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Prolonged, wide-area electrical power failure

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

lifts [elevators] blocked: people possibly trapped in them trains stranded: people possibly stranded in them traffic control inoperable: possibility of accidents and queues at road junctions critical facilities (hospitals, police stations, etc.)

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Visions of Recovery: Reimagining Long-Term Care

First State Insights

Katelyn Andrews, Director of Public Policy at LiveOn NY, speaks with Troy Mix, Associate Director of the University of Delaware's Institute for Public Administration (IPA), about public policy priorities for aging and older adults and her vision for the future of long-term care.

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Returning to a Government of Competence

ASPA National Weblog

One panel was several members of the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) raising the question of what advice should they provide to the new administration and Congress. In these early days of the Clinton administration, the military wasn’t highly regarded, maybe not even trusted.