Belgian neighborhood watch projects were inspired by neighborhood watch projects in the United States and United Kingdom (see, for example, www.crimereduction.homeoffice.gov.uk/neighborhoodwatch). Citizens, police, and the munic... More »

Government

Business Impact , Change Management , Innovation , Intermediate-level Content , World Events

The shared services revolution began in the late 1980s with the adoption of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) enterprise resource planning (ERP) software packages by leading commercial enterprises. These highly standardized and sc... More »

Government , Senior Leaders & Executives

Business Impact , Change Management , Economy , Innovation , Intermediate-level Content , Trends , World Events

Do you recognize these headlines? Former CIA Official Is Sentenced to Prison for Fraud Despite Red Flags About Judges a Kickback Scheme Flourished ... More »

Government

Business Impact , Change Management , Global Workforce Development , Human Performance Improvement , Intermediate-level Content , Trends , World Events

Government agencies often provide essential services that no one else provides. Therefore, the managers who run those agencies need a tool to manage for results, and citizen consumers of those services need one to gauge their ... More »

Government , Senior Leaders & Executives

Business Impact , Change Management , Economy , Intermediate-level Content

Four senior U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) officialswho are leading the Obama Administrations management effortsrecently discussed their game plan and top priorities at the 49th annual Interagency Resources Managemen... More »

Government , Workforce Development

Business Impact , Human Performance Improvement , Intermediate-level Content , Management Development , North America