Author: Lynn S Kahn
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Episode 2: A Brief History of Government Reform
John Kamensky is the featured guest in Season 2, Episode 2 where he describes government reform efforts over the last 35 years. John Kamensky is currently a visiting lecturer in the School of Public Policy at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He is also an emeritus fellow at the IBM Center for the Business of…
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Episode 1: Running for President 2016
Season 2, Episode 1 features Dr. Lynn Sandra Kahn and Kathleen Monahan talking about their 2016 campaign as independent candidates for President and Vice-President of the United States. Kahn is an organizational psychologist with over 40 years’ experience as a strategic planner specializing in government reinvention and transformation. Monahan is a strategic planner and management…
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Transform America by Transforming Government
Re-boot Our Agencies and Build Peace Even though nearly 43% of American voters think of themselves as independent, there is currently a lot of confusion about independent politics in America. When I tell people, “I am an independent candidate for President of the United States,” I have learned to add “Independent, not Republican, not Democrat,…
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Season 1: Episode 4
Peacemaking and Multi-Track Diplomacy Part 2 Multi–track diplomacy includes government to government negotiations, as well as all the different ways in which citizens work to solve problems and build peace. Peacebuilding is active behavior, such as agreeing on a cease-fire or even showing up for the conversations. Peacemaking is internal, a change of heart or…
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Season 1: Episode 3
Peacemaking and Multi-Track Diplomacy Multi–track diplomacy includes government to government negotiations, as well as all the different ways in which citizens work to solve problems and build peace. Peacebuilding is active behavior, such as agreeing on a cease-fire or even showing up for the conversations. Peacemaking is internal, a change of heart or a new…
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Season 1: Episode 2
The Playbook The Playbook, the overall plan, describes how to look at the 7 Layers of Government from different angles so you can see what’s really broken and know what to do. The 7 Layers of Government Mission and Vision are the foundation of the agency. Mission is the purpose or prime objective of the…
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Season 1: Episode 1
From April 5, 2022 The Government Mechanic – Welcome Welcome to Episode 1 of my podcast The Government Mechanic. I’m going to describe my background, my goals, lessons from my 40-year career as an organizational psychologist, and what I saw and heard in 2015 and 2016 as an independent candidate for President of the United…
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Farmers Ask 21 Questions: Are You Listening?
In the early 1970s, America boasted 660,000 dairy farms. In 2018, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported the number of U.S. licensed dairy farms at 37,468. While the number of dairy farms dropped in half about every decade since the 1970s, the average farm size nearly doubled. That’s consolidation in the dairy industry…
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Listening to the Voices of Our Farmers: Preview
We put food on your table and are never invited to sit at the table. Big money in politics means government decisions about America’s food supply serve only industrial agriculture. The voices of family-owned farming, ranching and fishing operations are ignored, silenced and misunderstood. Our rural and small-town economies are failing while the ultra-rich, big…
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How to Overhaul the Department of Veterans Affairs
In 1865, President Abraham Lincoln created a facility: “To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan”. In the 21st century, a new mission is required for the Department of Veterans Affairs: To provide world-class services and benefits to our veterans and their families. Some VA medical facilities and VA healthcare…