Management

Creating Cultural Change That Sticks

How does a leader change the culture of an organization that is resistant to change?

Management

3 Performance Measures That Don't Work (But Sometimes Do)

Not all metrics are created equal: The pluses, and negatives, of three performance measurement techniques.

Management

5 Ways Government Must Change To Be More Agile

The demands for a nimble government are more urgent than ever--here's a model for how to do it.

Management

How Big is Government? New ‘Map’ Shows Us Nobody Knows

A new document attempts to define how many federal agencies exist and shows us that's tricky question.

Management

Six Helpful Resources for New Federal Leaders

The six “go to” topics for incoming political appointees as well as for veteran career executives preparing for 2013.

Management

The Federal Performance System: Looking Back to Look Forward

A look at OMB's new performance management framework and what it means for federal leaders.

Management

How to Make the Most of the Updated Performance.gov

Performance denizens rejoice! OMB has built in some useful new features to Performance.gov.

Management

GAO Readies Its ‘Naughty List’ of Duplicative Programs

This holiday season, the Government Accountability Office is compiling a list and checking it twice – of all the government programs it deems as potentially duplicative or overlapping.

Management

Lessons on Reforming Government from New Zealand

New Zealand’s government reform efforts over the past quarter century have yielded both positive results as well as cautionary tales. Its proposed next steps, however, are worth examining.

Management

3 Ways Smart IT Can Reform Government

Three prescriptions for government agencies looking to accelerate reform through information technology.

Management

Anticipatory Governance: 3 Ways We’ll Govern in the 21st Century

What happens beyond the Fiscal Cliff? A blue-ribbon cast of distinguished former federal leaders have endorsed a three-part blueprint for governing in the 21st century.

Management

Performance Measurement: 3 Challenges Every Government Faces

When it comes to measuring performance, there are several challenges common to all governments around the world.

Management

Nine Government Reforms Obama Should Discuss with Romney

President Obama said in his first post-election press conference that he was going to ask Governor Romney’s advice on government reform. There has been a lot of advice developed in recent months! Here are some potential resources for them to draw upon.

Management

Understanding Continuing Resolutions and Government Shutdowns

Managing through the unknown: A look at how budgetary uncertainty is adversely affecting agency operations.

Management

Policy Informatics is Bridging the Gap Between Researchers and Politicians

Academics are using new networks and methods to convey information in language understood by policy makers.

Management

How Do You Measure Performance You Can’t See?

Law enforcement provides some interesting lessons in measuring the unobserved

Management

The 7 Essentials of Cross-Agency Collaboration

GAO recently offered seven key design features that collaborative network leaders need.

Management

Next Steps Toward Better Results

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A Soul Divided

A Soul Divided