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

Hurricane Katrina taught federal, state, and local public managers extensive lessons about the criticality of electricity reliability in a disaster. In the report, The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned, the ... More »

Government , Learning & Development

Change Management , Economy , Managing Organizational Knowledge , North America