Management Matters with James-Christian Blockwood

On this episode, we welcome Kathy Sullivan, former NASA Astronaut, former Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere of NOAA, and Academy Fellow, to discuss her career experiences and climate change issues related to biodiversity, national security, and international relations.Music Credits: Sea Breeze by Vlad Gluschenko | https://soundcloud.com/vgl9Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

On this episode, we welcome Peter Levine, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Defense Analyses, Academy Fellow, and a panel member on the Academy's Office of Personnel Management Independent Assessment, to discuss the findings and recommendations of the latest Academy report on OPM.Read the Full ReportMusic Credits: Sea Breeze by Vlad Gluschenko | https://soundcloud.com/vgl9Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

On this episode, we welcome Dan Fiorino, Executive in Residence at the Department of Public Administration and Policy at American University, former Director of the Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and Academy Fellow to discuss handling climate change as a democracy and the role of technological innovations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.Music Credits: Sea Breeze by Vlad Gluschenko | https://soundcloud.com/vgl9Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

On this episode, we welcome Felicia Marcus, Visiting Fellow at Stanford's Water in the West program and Academy Fellow,  to discuss the complexity of our national water system and what it takes to provide safe and sustainable water.Music Credits: Sea Breeze by Vlad Gluschenko | https://soundcloud.com/vgl9Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

On this episode, we welcome Academy Fellows, Katherine Barrett and Richard Greene, Principals at Barrett and Greene Inc. and  journalists covering the topic of public performance,  to discuss the current outlook of the public workforce and the formation of a workforce plan. Music Credits: Sea Breeze by Vlad Gluschenko | https://soundcloud.com/vgl9Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

On this episode, we welcome M. Shane Canfield, CEO of Worldwide Assurance for Employees of Public Agencies (WAEPA)  to discuss how individual financial health for our federal workers can improve the nation's fiscal health.Get additional information about WAEPA’s OfferingsMusic Credits: Sea Breeze by Vlad Gluschenko | https://soundcloud.com/vgl9Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

On this episode, we welcome Robin Kramer,   Managing Director at the Smidt Foundation and Academy Fellow,  to discuss her experiences as Chief of Staff to the Mayor of the City of Los Angeles, the role of philanthropy in making government work, and moving beyond connecting people to a job to connecting them with meaningful work. Music Credits: Sea Breeze by Vlad Gluschenko | https://soundcloud.com/vgl9Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

On this episode, we welcome Joyce Wilson,  currently appointed by the governor of Texas to chair the board of Camino Real Regional Mobility Authority and Academy Fellow to preparing individuals for meaningful work in the post-COVID economy. Music Credits: Sea Breeze by Vlad Gluschenko | https://soundcloud.com/vgl9Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

On this episode, we welcome Xavier Briggs, a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program and Academy Fellow to discuss the challenges of integrating economic programs to promote recovery .Music Credits: Sea Breeze by Vlad Gluschenko | https://soundcloud.com/vgl9Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

On this episode, we welcome Academy Fellows  Dr. John Bartle, Dean of the College of Public Affairs and Community Service at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, Jamie Boex, Senior Fellow at the Duke Center for International Development, and Tom Shoop, Executive Vice President and Editor-in-chief at Government Executive Media Group,  to discuss gathering, presenting, and using data on the federal government system.Visit Federalism.usRegister for the January 28, 2021 joint webinar with the Academy and the Fiscal ServiceMusic Credits: Sea Breeze by Vlad Gluschenko | https://soundcloud.com/vgl9Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US