Recently added articles from Public Management:
A manager's precarious exercise with a sports complex.
Jul 01, 2009; ... Hays is a regional shopping, medical, and agricultural center with a population of 20,000 in west-central Kansas. The city has a strong Volga German heritage, but it is becoming more diverse owing to recent economic growth, along with incoming personnel at the Hays Medical Center and ...
Respecting roles and responsibilities.(ETHICAL DILEMMAS)
Jun 01, 2009; ... Scenario: During the monthly board meeting of a city-supported economic development foundation, the discussion of efforts to promote the region soon turned into a critique of city council's leadership. The city manager, who serves in the city's slot on the board, was the only city ...
Globalizing local economies: making it happen through local action.(ONLINE EXTRA)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Although the existence of regional partnerships is considered a key factor to successful regional economies, there is less clarity on exactly what these regional partnerships and the resulting knowledge networks look like, and on what role the participants play in them. One of the most ...
Theory of bounded rationality.(COMMENTARY)
Jun 01, 2009; ... The aim of this article is to explain the concept of bounded rationality introduced by American political scientist Herbert Simon. This article also gives brief explanations about the decision rules that might be used by local government decisionmakers to manage time, complexity, and ...
Faltering economy: time to thoughtfully challenge the status quo.(COVER STORY)
Jun 01, 2009; ... Traditional local budgeting strategies, although relatively easy to implement, are failing to adequately address the fiscal needs of local jurisdictions. The current national economic condition and its long-term ramifications require a dynamic budgeting model that focuses on outcomes ...
Leadership and employee engagement.
Jun 01, 2009; ... The year 2009 dawned shrieking like a hydra-headed economic monster taking no prisoners. The ICMA News Briefing brings daily evidence of local governments everywhere scrubbing budgets to cover shortfalls, postponing major investments, hosting angry citizen meetings, and even revisiting ...
21 tips for successful capital projects.
Jun 01, 2009; ... It looks like the next few years could bring a record number of public works projects to city and county government, despite the otherwise difficult economy. Many local agencies face the need to replace aging infrastructure, improve service capacity, implement cost- and energy-saving green ...
Wittenberg Local Government Management Internship Program: an organizational stimulus plan for your local government.
Jun 01, 2009; ... In these challenging and uncertain times, local governments across the nation are doing all they can to get the most bang for the buck in terms of resources used to deliver the essential services citizens need and expect. As many of you scramble to develop shovel-ready projects that could ...
The first 10 years after an unpaid internship.
Jun 01, 2009; ... For me May 10, 1999, began in a small motel room in Chillicothe, Missouri. My wife Linda and I (and our cat Ali) were nearing the end of a trip that began a day and a half earlier. On May 8 we had left Palm Harbor, Florida, with a rented trailer that contained all of our worldly ...
Under-budget promise delivered, even with a bad winter.(road maintenance)
Jun 01, 2009; ... This past winter it was reported that January 2009 was the coldest in the past 30 years in Michigan. County road commissions and local governments reported they had expended more than 60 percent of their winter maintenance budgets and expected that year-end deficits would require a ...
They say cash is king. Are you treating it royally?(cash flow management)
Jun 01, 2009; ... There's no doubt that we're living in difficult times. As the public and private sectors continue to struggle, as unemployment goes up with reports of layoffs, and as the news media paint an even darker portrait that only adds to the sum of fears, household budgets across the country seem ...
Leading Burlingame with a smile.(PROFILE)(Jim Nantell)(Reprint)
Jun 01, 2009; ... Many people might reveal they have an identical twin during conversation. Not Burlingame, California, City Manager Jim Nantell. Nantell decided to cover his identical twin brother Bill's head in gauze prior to giving a speech during his tenure as president of the local Rotary Club. During ...
Serving the difficult customer.(FYI)
Jun 01, 2009; ... Serving people in the role of a government professional is entirely different from serving people from the vantage point of private and corporate business. Interactions are unique because of the public's tack of options and the involvement of their tax money. Serving as a public ...
Social media in public life.(ETHICS)
May 01, 2009; ... Scenario: Blogs are a part of the social fabric of this community so it wasn't unusual when a new one entered the blogosphere. This blogger, going only by the signature City Scoop, professed to have the definitive, inside scoop on city hall politics and activities. Scoop's ...
Decided to respond.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
May 01, 2009; ... Maybe I am too sensitive with all this sensitivity training that we are getting bombarded with, but I was offended by the racist article ("White Men and Women Can't Lead [Everyone]: Eight Ways to Practice Multicultural Leadership") that was published in the January/February 2009 PM. ...
Being fit to manage.(COMMENTARY)
May 01, 2009; ... This is such a great country, with an abundance of foods, drinks, cars, homes, televisions, computers, and books. Before I came to this country I did not know anything about cholesterol, fat, obesity, or having a problem with food- Where I came from in poor Afghanistan, fat, cooking oil, ...
Carrying the flag for "they".(COMMENTARY)(business communication for supervisors)
May 01, 2009; ... "Guess what they are doing now?" "They made another change to the schedule!" "I am sorry, but they told me to make sure you did this!" Many times in your career as a manager or supervisor, you may have had the urge to purchase a name tag that says "They." ...
Starting in a new role: taking on retirement issues.(ON RETIREMENT)
May 01, 2009; ... This month's issue of PM magazine gives special attention to the responsibilities, tasks, duties, and challenges that new city or county managers inherit as they take on that particular leadership role in their community. One issue of primary importance for new managers to keep ...
Climbing the mountain: seeking and succeeding in your next position.(COVER STORY)(career changes)(Cover story)
May 01, 2009; ... Each of the authors of this article recently accepted or was promoted to a new position in local government. For two of us, our new positions required relocating to new communities--a smaller community for one and a new state and community for the other. Our experiences in deciding to seek ...
Prioritizing capital projects in a suffering economy.
May 01, 2009; ... Elected officials across the country are facing an intensified dilemma with capital projects--not enough money! This may not be a new dilemma, as many communities and their managers would say they never have enough. And they would be correct if measured against the number of portable ...