It Starts at the Top

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ASTD Staff

A grocery store chain realizes the beneficial impact of performance measurements on retention. More »

Governing Through Networks

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John Kamensky

During his first one hundred days in office, President Barack Obama showed a preference for using pragmatic approaches to tackle big policy and implementation challenges. To do so, his administration is developing large-scale ... More »

The Public Sector and the Power of Us

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Paul Johnston

Anyone who thinks change is easy should try asking their partner to change the side of the bed on which they sleep. Adjusting to the realities of a connected world is a more dramatic challenge, and change will take considerable ... More »

Adaptability: Leading Through Focused Conversations

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Ken Buch

We are nearly overwhelmed by changea new administration in Washington, an economy still on a downhill slide, and a rocky, war-torn global landscape. As the tempo of unpredictability quickens, many of us in the public sector find... More »

Transportation Megaprojects: Comparing Project Management and Oversight Approaches

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Andrew Whipple

The desire to build persists. Since the earliest known civilizations, government leaders, aided by their public managers, have constructed large public works projects. Whether we look at the remains of the ancient Assyrians or t... More »