Pallavi Awasthi

Pallavi Awasthi, PhD

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Pallavi Awasthi, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Public Management at the H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship, Nova Southeastern University. Pallavi completed a PhD in Public Affairs. Additionally, she also has two master’s degrees in public personnel management and public administration. She has about 15 years of research and consulting experience in public sector leadership development, strategic planning and management, and sustainable community capacity building. Pallavi’s has consulted organizations

Leadership Framework for an Agile Government

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On behalf of the IBM Center for The Business of Government, we are pleased to present this new report, Leadership Framework for an Agile Government, by authors Pallavi Awasthi and Kuang Ting Tai of Nova Southeastern University. The report presents leadership imperatives for driving agile government based on extensive research and analysis, drawing on the experiences of digital leaders in city governments such as Boston, Philadelphia, Louisville, and Miami.

Associate Professor of Public and Nonprofit Management
Nova Southeastern University: H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship, Department of Public Administration and Real Estate Development

Pallavi Awasthi, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Public Management at the H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship, Nova Southeastern University. Pallavi completed a PhD in Public Affairs. Additionally, she also has two master’s degrees in public personnel management and public administration. She has about 15 years of research and consulting experience in public sector leadership development, strategic planning and management, and sustainable community capacity building. Pallavi’s has consulted organizations such as United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Ministry of Personnel-Government of India, and Family Network on Disabilities. She has consulted on matters related to local government leadership, strategic planning and management, digital innovation, and sustainable community development in the public sector. Her current research explores successful leadership approaches in city governments, particularly ‘servant leadership’ and how it enables the development of lean processes and strategies for faster adoption of emerging digital innovations and sustainable community development practices in local governments.

Expertise: Leadership development, digital innovation, sustainable community development, strategic management and planning, performance management, qualitative methods.