Management Matters with James-Christian Blockwood
Management Matters with James-Christian Blockwood brings together government and private sector leaders for in-depth conversations about the big issues impacting public service, government and more. A podcast of the National Academy of Public Administration.
Podcasting since 2020 • 298 episodes
Management Matters with James-Christian Blockwood
Latest Episodes
Why Public Administrators Need to Be Great Storytellers
James-Christian Blockwood is joined by Michael Keegan, host of The Business of Government Hour and Dave Martin, host of The Good Government Show. Michael and Dave have interviewed hundreds of public administrators, government worker...
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Season 2
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Episode 33
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26:03
Reforming, Rebuilding, Reimagining: Our American Future with Donna Shalala and Norm Ornstein
Host James-Christian Blockwood is joined this week by former U.S. Rep. and Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala and Norm Ornstein, emeritus scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. Our guests will take a long lo...
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Season 2
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Episode 32
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32:58
BONUS: The Elliot L. Richardson Prize for Excellence in Public Service Ceremony featuring Sec. Janet Yellen and Gov. Gary Locke
On Wednesday, January 28, the Academy held the presentation of the 2025 Elliot L. Richardson Prize for Excellence in Public Service to Hon. Janet L. Yellen and Hon. Gary F. Locke, featuring a moderated discussion with Jenn White of NPR's 1A. Th...
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Season 2
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40:13
Efficiency, Oversight, and the Future of the US Government Accountability Office
Academy Fellow David Powner, acting managing director for congressional relations at the US Government Accountability Office, joins host James-Christian Blockwood in this week's episode. They get into the details about the importance of GAO's r...
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Season 2
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Episode 31
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27:33
How Much Can Public Service Education Change in a Year? With David Wilson and Jodi Sandfort
With careers in public service under unprecedented scrutiny, David Wilson, Dean of UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy, and Jodi Sandfort, Dean of the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Washington, expla...
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Season 2
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Episode 30
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26:20