Leadership

“Pressing the Right Buttons”: Jennifer Musisi for New City Leadership Epilogue

Publication Date: September 9, 2020

This epilogue accompanies HKS Case 2186.0. Jennifer Musisi, a career civil servant most recently with the Uganda Revenue Authority, was appointed by President Museveni as executive director (equivalent to city manager) of a new governing body...

“Pressing the Right Buttons”: Jennifer Musisi for New City Leadership Practitioner Guide

Publication Date: September 9, 2020

This practitioner guide accompanies HKS Case 2186.0. Jennifer Musisi, a career civil servant most recently with the Uganda Revenue Authority, was appointed by President Museveni as executive director (equivalent to city manager) of a new...

“Pressing the Right Buttons”: Jennifer Musisi for New City Leadership

Publication Date: September 9, 2020

Jennifer Musisi, a career civil servant most recently with the Uganda Revenue Authority, was appointed by President Museveni as executive director (equivalent to city manager) of a new governing body for Uganda’s capital, the Kampala...

The “Garbage Lady” Cleans Up Kampala: Turning Quick Wins into Lasting Change Practitioner Guide

Publication Date: June 30, 2020

This practitioner guide accompanies HKS Case 2181.0. In 2011, at the newly formed Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), Judith Tumusiime, an impassioned technocrat who prided herself on operating outside of politics, was charged with...

The “Garbage Lady” Cleans Up Kampala: Turning Quick Wins into Lasting Change (Epilogue)

Publication Date: June 30, 2020

This epilogue accompanies HKS Case 2181.0. In 2011, at the newly formed Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), Judith Tumusiime, an impassioned technocrat who prided herself on operating outside of politics, was charged with transforming a...

The “Garbage Lady” Cleans Up Kampala: Turning Quick Wins into Lasting Change

Publication Date: June 30, 2020

In 2011, at the newly formed Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), Judith Tumusiime, an impassioned technocrat who prided herself on operating outside of politics, was charged with transforming a “filthy city” to a clean, habitable,...

Strategic Moves & Tough Choices: The Campaign Behind New Jersey’s ‘Ban the Box’ Law

Publication Date: June 30, 2020

In 2012, the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice—an NGO dedicated, in large part, to criminal justice reform—led a campaign to enact a new state law in New Jersey known colloquially as “Ban the Box,” which barred...

Giving Peace a Chance: The 2006-2008 Negotiations to End the Conflict in Northern Uganda

Publication Date: December 19, 2019

The case covers the two-year, on-again off-again negotiation between the Government of Uganda and the fearsome rebel group, the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) led by Joseph Kony. The negotiations marked a historic moment for many reasons. After...

Caught in a Storm: The World Health Organization and the 2014 Ebola Outbreak Epilogue

Publication Date: May 11, 2020

The case recounts the events of the 2014-2016 West Africa Ebola Outbreak, starting with the death of patient zero, a young Guinean boy named Emile Ouamouno in December 2013 and ending in August 2014 when the World Health Organization declared...

Caught in a Storm: The World Health Organization and the 2014 Ebola Outbreak

Publication Date: May 11, 2020

The case recounts the events of the 2014-2016 West Africa Ebola Outbreak, starting with the death of patient zero, a young Guinean boy named Emile Ouamouno in December 2013 and ending in August 2014 when the World Health Organization declared...

The “Bilbao Effect”: The Collaborative Architecture that Powered Bilbao’s Urban Revival Practitioner Guide

Publication Date: April 30, 2020

This Practitioner Guide is designed to assist facilitators in leading a conversation about the case, "The Bilbao Effect," HKS Case 2180.0. In 2018, Bilbao was presented with the Best European City award, adding the prize to a long list the...

The “Bilbao Effect”: The Collaborative Architecture that Powered Bilbao’s Urban Revival

Publication Date: April 30, 2020

In 2018, Bilbao was presented with the Best European City award, adding the prize to a long list the Spanish city had collected since the mid-2000s. The success was often attributed to the Guggenheim museum, giving name to the"Guggenheim effect...