Public Managers and Politically Driven Change: A Retrospective

After every election, public managers find themselves working for new elected officials. This change can bring tension and requires thoughtful solutions. A unifying change vision can help government organizations achieve results despite electoral and economic upheaval.

All public managers must prepare for the specter of change that accompanies elections, and for the new public supervision they can expect to receive from elected and appointed officials. On top of this uncertainty, the past few y