Author Archives: aspacap

Making Performance Measurable Government Executive (Op-Ed: Willie Patterson) The concept of trust but verify in leadership has two essential elements. Trust means showing confidence in your team’s abilities, decisions and integrity — recognizing their knowledge, skills and abilities. This approach builds … Continue reading →

Value of Evidence-Based Decisionmaking PATimes Even in agencies that vocally support evidence-based decision-making and use one of the decision-making modalities described in the article, there exists the potential for the evidence to be muddied through ineffective leadership. Too often, sub-optimal … Continue reading →

Navigating Nonprofit Scandals: Audit’s Role in Accountability.  Center for Accountability & Performance (Free Webinar, Tuesday, Aug 12, 1 p.m. Eastern) This webinar will focus on the critical role of audit teams in ensuring nonprofit accountability and effective crisis response in … Continue reading →

Optimizing Performance Using Values-Based Management National Academy of Public Administration This white paper outlines a strategic, four-step framework to help agencies sustain and improve performance. Drawing on lessons from past downsizing efforts and best practices in Value-Based Management (VBM) and … Continue reading →

Ten Tips for Better Performance Management Barrett & Greene During the last three (plus) decades, Katherine Barrett and Richard Greene have seen a number of flaws crop up in the performance management functions of cities, counties and states. Some of … Continue reading →