David S. Reed

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David S. Reed is a public administration expert and the founder of Center for Public Administrators. He is Associate Editor of the peer-reviewed journal Public Integrity, an author, and a former civil servant.
Websitehttps://pubadmin.org/
ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0126-6102
Websitehttps://publishpeerreview.org/
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They came in peace for all mankind.
They came in peace for all mankind.
I just received the ASPA Larkin Dudley award. It's quite handsome, and I am grateful for this recognition of my work.
Thank you to Professor Sarah Young for inviting me to guest lecture at her research methods class today. I’m happy to guest lecture on any aspect of my work on Non-Hierarchical Public Administration.
Empowering Public Administrators: Ethics and Public Service Values

Public administrators need to be empowered to make difficult decisions. Acting in the public interest often means doing what is ethical even when it is an unpopular choice. Yet, too often, public servants at the local, state, and federal levels internalize the notion that their hands are tied and that they are limited in their ability to effect change. Empowering Public Administrators: Ethics and Public Service Values provides a much-needed antidote to inaction, offering a new lens for viewing a

Routledge & CRC Press
Reasons to be excited about this book:
1. It gives truly diverse perspectives on what working public administrators CAN do and SHOULD do.
2. Pre-order now with 20% discount, and have the book in time for Valentine’s Day!.
3. I wrote one of the chapters.😀 #publicadministration
https://www.routledge.com/Empowering-Public-Administrators-Ethics-and-Public-Service-Values/Olejarski-Neal/p/book/9781032651750
Empowering Public Administrators: Ethics and Public Service Values

Public administrators need to be empowered to make difficult decisions. Acting in the public interest often means doing what is ethical even when it is an unpopular choice. Yet, too often, public servants at the local, state, and federal levels internalize the notion that their hands are tied and that they are limited in their ability to effect change. Empowering Public Administrators: Ethics and Public Service Values provides a much-needed antidote to inaction, offering a new lens for viewing a

Routledge & CRC Press
How did @waldoj drive government innovation with this passive-aggressive sheet cake?
The story is in my new teaching case about independent demonstration projects, in Journal of Public Affairs Education https://doi.org/10.1080/15236803.2023.2188150
If you hit paywall then use this friends link https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/YDJE8ZZKS9MM2XTSQFKX/full?target=10.1080/15236803.2023.2188150
Independent demonstration projects: A teaching case on innovation

Independent Demonstration Projects is a strategy to innovate for government without prior approval of officials. The innovator implements their idea as a minimum viable product, independent of the ...

Taylor & Francis
I just submitted yet another revision to the journal.
Biden's team is looking for their Rose Mary Woods to take the blame.