Paul R. Lawrence, Mark A. Abramson

Paths to Making a Difference (eBook, ePUB)

Leading in Government

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

To understand the challenges of political leadership and how top executives succeed in accomplishing an administration's objectives, business in government experts Paul R. Lawrence and Mark A. Abramson present the findings of a two year's study of top political appointees in the Obama administration.
The participants-deputy secretaries and agency heads-provide case studies of how each approaches the management challenges and achieves the mission of their organization. Full of behind-the-scenes insights and practical advice from government political executives on how they face management challenges in real time, Paths to Making a Difference: Leading in Government offers indispensable insights to current and prospective political appointees and everyone interested in understanding how leaders work to make government agencies more effective.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 270
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Dezember 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781442223882
• Artikelnr.: 38469886

Autorenporträt

By Mark A. Abramson and Paul R. Lawrence

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments Chapter 1: The Selection and Preparation of Political
Executives Chapter 2: The Deputy Secretaries Chapter 3: The Producers
Chapter 4: The Infrastructors Chapter 5: The Regulators Chapter 6: The
Scientists Chapter 7: The Collaborators  Appendix: Dates of Interviews
References About the Authors