Jim McLaughlin's Blog

Teles’ arguments about the major challenges of government management describe a very different reality than most of us are communicating to our students. He argues that the problem with government isn’t its size, it is its complexity. And he argues that complexity produces incoherence, even to the point that “we have arrived at a form… Read more

“… using a smartphone to cram more work into a given evening results in less work done the next day.” http://blogs.hbr.org/2014/01/research-using-a-smartphone-after-9-pm-leaves-workers-disengaged/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+harvardbusiness+%28HBR.org%29 Read more

“Citizens should demand that government agencies maximize the value of tax dollars by constantly looking for better ways to utilize the brainpower of their employees.” via Strategies for Higher Level Brainpower in the Public Sector | PA TIMES Online. Read more

“The strategic needs for acquiring, developing and retaining talent should flow from the education system’s improvement strategy, which usually includes an explicit vision of effective instructional practice and identifies the key people needed to implement the improvement strategy.” via Attracting and Retaining Public School Teachers: Challenges for Today’s HR Manager | PA TIMES Online. Read more

Decades of research have confirmed the importance of delegating both authority and responsibility, of empowering employees, and of ensuring that staff members have the resources they need to get the job done. via How to Turn the Budget into a Good Management Tool | PA TIMES Online. Read more