Ian McAllister

Mar 4, 2024 | ianmcallister.substack.com | Ian McAllister

Escalations can seem scary. You’re admitting to your manager you couldn’t get something done yourself and you need them to bail you out. You risk damaging relationships with colleagues or, worse yet, senior leaders who might trash you when your promotion comes up for review. Instead of escalating, you send one more email to that PM who is ghosting you. You +1 your manager expecting they’ll review the 12 previous messages in the thread, magically intuit what needs to happen, and take prompt action.

Nov 2, 2023 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Ian McAllister |Nicholas Biddle

1 Introduction For as long as they have existed, democratic governments around the world have often directed public spending to benefit voters they regard as important to their re-election. And as governments provide an ever-greater range of services and programs to voters, the potential for the misuse of government resources for electoral benefit has increased considerably (Golden & Min, 2013).