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Distasteful Duties: Maintaining Order and Discipline

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T. E. Winchell

Public-sector managers find addressing subordinates inappropriate conduct or poor performance to be among their most distasteful duties. They have a greater administrative burden than is typical of their private-sector counter-parts for two reasons: the public-secto... More »

We Want You: Recruiters Target Mission-Critical Talent

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Tim McManus

The public deserves a government with a top-drawer workforce. Thats why recruiting talent is a mission-critical task. Attracting the best and brightest employees to its ranks should be the top priority of the federal government because Americans rely on th... 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 »