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Accountability and Performance Update – July 28 – Aug 3, 2025

Posted on August 4, 2025 by aspacap

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 →

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Accountability and Performance Update – July 21-27, 2025

Posted on July 28, 2025 by aspacap

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 →

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Accountability and Performance Update – July 14-20, 2025

Posted on July 21, 2025 by aspacap

Benchmarking Project Report 2025 School of Government, University of N. Carolina The North Carolina Benchmarking Project was established in 1995 so that participating municipalities could compare service data and performance trends. In 2022, the Benchmarking Project relaunched as Benchmarking 2.0 with … Continue reading →

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Accountability and Performance Update – July 7-13, 2025

Posted on July 14, 2025 by aspacap

Toward Purposeful Strategic Planning Science Direct (Bert George) Research on strategic planning crosses disciplines ranging from management and public administration to healthcare, urban planning and sustainability. This fragmentation has resulted in research silos, with little interaction between disciplines. Integration across disciplines … Continue reading →

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Accountability and Performance Update – June 30 – July 6, 2025

Posted on July 7, 2025 by aspacap

“No Better Way to Manage Performance” Government Executive (Op-Ed – Howard Risher) The U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s new performance management guidance looks to refine how federal agencies tackle employee performance, but to reach its mark, the federal government’s HR agency should … Continue reading →

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