Creating High Performance Government Organizations or Its Good Business

Creating High-Performance Government Organizations

Author: Mark G Popovich

This is the most challenging time for public management that I have seen in my 35 years of public and non-profit service. The 'survivors,' ten years from now, will be working in systems they could not possibly imagine now. They will have gotten there not just by luck, but by the full commitment of all members of their organizations and by dramatically different methods of public engagement. This book is an excellent resource for starting that journey and for assessing the progress of efforts to date.
James Kunde, executive director, Coalition to Improve Management in State and Local Government

Creating High-Performance Government Organizations presents practical advice and tools that managers and innovators at every level of government can use in molding their organizations into results-oriented, mission-driven operations. Developed by a top-notch author team under the auspices of The Alliance for Redesigning Government, these recommAndations are rooted in the authors' years of experience in the public and private sectors, and thorough research into the theory and practice of organizational transformation.

The more than three dozen cases presented here will help you understand what high-performance organizations are and develop a clearer understanding of the preconditions to major change, the steps essential to getting started, and ways to overcome common roadblocks along the way.

Table of Contents:

	Foreword
	Acknowledgments
	The Authors
	Introduction: Welcome to the New World of Government	1
Pt. 1	Meeting the Challenges of Improving Government Performance	9
1	Understanding High-Performance Organizations	11
2	Challenges and Opportunities for Change in the Public Sector	23
3	Mastering the Politics of Change	38
Pt. 2	Key Steps in Planning for High Performance	47
4	Preparing the Way for Change	49
5	Crafting Your Vision, Mission, and Values	66
6	Conducting Useful Organizational Assessments	76
7	Designing a Results-Driven Plan for Change	89
Pt. 3	Strengthening Central Management Systems to Support High Performance	123
8	An Introduction to High-Performance Central Management Systems	125
9	High-Performance Budgeting Systems	129
10	High-Performance Human Resource Systems	143
11	High-Performance Procurement Systems	161
	Conclusion: Initiating Change	173
	References	181
	Index	187

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It's Good Business: Ethics and Free Enterprise for the New Millenium

Author: Robert C Solomon

Robert C. Solomon takes a hard look at the treacherous terrain of ethical decision-making in a highly competitive environment.