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You Make the Call: Tips for Making Public Decisions

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Mary Eleanor Wickersham

Public managers face challenges in decision making not experienced by managers in the private sector. are there easier ways to make decisions? remember, not making a decision is a decision in itself. Well see, is the parents mantra. Too often, it is also t... More »

Transforming Government Borders Into Common Ground

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Fred Lang

Boundary Spanning Leadership: Six Practices for Solving Problems, Driving Innovation, and Transforming Organizations Chris Ernst and Donna Chrobot-Mason (McGraw Hill, 2011) The authors of Boundary Spanning Leadership: Six Pr... More »

Confronting the High Risks of Government

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Ilyse Veron

Comptroller General of the united States Gene Dodaro provides lessons and insights on the Government Accountability Offices High-Risk List. Being at high risk can hardly be pleasant, but landing on the High-Risk List can be just the kind of joltor nudgegov... More »

So Satisfying: Leading From the Middle in the Coast Guard

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Geoffrey Abbott

Coast Guard innovators are jazzed about their jobs because they are empowered, recognized, and get to implement their ideas. New survey results can fuel other federal innovation. It was August 2005, shortly after Hurricane Katri... More »