Before the Internet age, when my car had some minor problem, I would choose a car shop at random and walk out with a whopping bill for some…
I have long argued that the most underused tool in the government manager’s arsenal is appealing to what scholars call the public service…
“Becoming a leader” has become a mantra. The explosive growth of the “leadership industry” is based on the belief that leading is a path to…
This year’s presidential campaign in the United States has been marked by calls from Barack Obama’s would-be Republican challengers for a…
Some footnotes to Super Tuesday after a night that never ended:
-- Mitt Romney's narrow victory in Ohio inevitably brought back memories…
Would the world be more peaceful if women were in charge? A challenging new book by Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker says the answer is “…
One of the most-pervasive debates in literature on managing people is whether using “hard” or “soft” approaches produces better…
Looking for novel solutions to public policy problems? You could check the high-end think tanks in the U.S. or Britain, maybe research from…
It's been easy to dismiss the Occupy Wall Street-and-beyond protesters. To many, they seem disorganized, lack a clear agenda, and advance…
Compared to many of my colleagues, I am more inclined to read academic journals from cover to cover rather than just the one or two papers…