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Boosting Emotional Intelligence-A Key to Improved Local Government Working Relationships

Public Administration Associates

Robert Wright in an influential article in WIRED Magazine (10/8/2017) entitled “How Mindfulness Meditation Can Save America”, called this mindfulness as something we desperately need in our society and workplaces and “will make us less inclined to embrace and hand on to that “enemy” vide when it surfaces”. Kevin Brunner, PAA Managing Partner.

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What Makes Rural Art Parks Successful? Recommendations for CED Art Lovers

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

All parks advocated actively working to increase park awareness through school field trips, tours for local hospitality staff, and newspaper and magazine articles. Rural areas can even use public art to highlight their creative identity and attract businesses and new community members following a place-based development strategy.

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Wanted: Women’s Golf Clubs In A Gender-Neutral Shade

Public Policy Blog

Image: Time Magazine. Not the answer to a problem. Even this Time cover begs us not to hate Sheryl because she is successful and I didn’t even think of hating her until I read this cover! arrogance, insecurity, AND demeaning cutesy leadership books related to gender, that’s why.

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Meet the New Featured Contributors

GovLoop

Shonte is most known in the industry for her energetic approach to solving complex operational challenges and was named one of the 25 women to watch by the Baltimore Sun newspaper and magazine in 2020. Holding a Master of Public Administration Degree, he has led complex initiatives across states, counties, and industries.

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ASPA TIMES Magazine: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

PA TIMES Magazine is a publication of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), a not-for-profit corporation.

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Leaks And Leadership: What The Era of WikiLeaks Portends For Traditional Theories Of Leader Information Sharing Practices

Public Policy Blog

A good example of this principle at work arose during World War I with the establishment of the Creel Commission, which demanded all book, magazine and newspaper publishers submit war stories to them for review first before sending them to print.

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?Bridging the Academic/Practitioner Gap: Public Finance Journal

Barrett & Greene

by Craig S Maher, Director School of Public Administration, University of Nebraska, Omaha and co-editor of the , Public Finance Journal There’s a great deal of valuable academic work being churned out every day in order to help practitioners deal with real world questions. What are the implications of policy changes?