The American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) created the Katrina Task Force (KTF) shortly after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans on August 29, 2005. Each year, at ASPAs annual conference, members of the task force cons... More »

Government , Human Capital , Workforce Development

Business Impact , Economy , Innovation , Leadership Development , Management Development , North America , World Events

Weve all heard the arguments post-Katrina and perhaps weve made the remarks ourselves: Why cant these people just pull themselves up by their bootstraps? They just sit and wait for government handouts. Okay, so it was bad, but w... More »

Government , Learning & Development

Advanced Level Content , Economy , Informal Learning , Leadership Development , North America , Training and Development - General , Training for Multiple Cultures , World Events

Consider how the world has changed in the last twenty-five to thirty years, since the work of the Grace Commission, the launching of the Reform 88 initiative in the Reagan administration, and ... More »

Government

Change Management , Economy , Innovation , Intermediate-level Content , Jobs , North America , Trends , World Events