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Paths to Making a Difference

Leading in Government

Paul R. Lawrence and Mark A. Abramson

To understand the challenges of political leadership and how top executives succeed in accomplishing an administration's objectives, business in government experts Paul R. Lawrence and Mark A. Abramson present the findings of a two year's study of top political appointees in the Obama administration.
The participants—deputy secretaries and agency heads—provide case studies of how each approaches the management challenges and achieves the mission of their organization. Full of behind-the-scenes insights and practical advice from government political executives on how they face management challenges in real time, Paths to Making a Difference: Leading in Government offers indispensable insights to current and prospective political appointees and everyone interested in understanding how leaders work to make government agencies more effective.
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 184 • Trim: 6⅜ x 9½
978-1-4422-1307-4 • Hardback • October 2011 • $66.00 • (£51.00)
978-1-4422-1309-8 • eBook • November 2011 • $62.50 • (£48.00)
Subjects: Political Science / Public Affairs & Administration, Business & Economics / Government & Business
Paul R. Lawrence is a partner at Ernst & Young and a leader in the government and public sector practice.

Mark A. Abramson is president of Leadership, Inc.
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: The Selection and Preparation of Political Executives
Chapter 2: The Deputy Secretaries
Chapter 3: The Producers
Chapter 4: The Infrastructors
Chapter 5: The Regulators
Chapter 6: The Scientists
Chapter 7: The Collaborators
Appendix: Dates of Interviews
References
About the Authors
The insights shared in this book extend to all those who work with political executives and those in top management positions.
— The Wall Street Journal


Paths to Making a Difference

Leading in Government

Cover Image
Hardback
eBook
Summary
Summary
  • To understand the challenges of political leadership and how top executives succeed in accomplishing an administration's objectives, business in government experts Paul R. Lawrence and Mark A. Abramson present the findings of a two year's study of top political appointees in the Obama administration.
    The participants—deputy secretaries and agency heads—provide case studies of how each approaches the management challenges and achieves the mission of their organization. Full of behind-the-scenes insights and practical advice from government political executives on how they face management challenges in real time, Paths to Making a Difference: Leading in Government offers indispensable insights to current and prospective political appointees and everyone interested in understanding how leaders work to make government agencies more effective.
Details
Details
  • Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
    Pages: 184 • Trim: 6⅜ x 9½
    978-1-4422-1307-4 • Hardback • October 2011 • $66.00 • (£51.00)
    978-1-4422-1309-8 • eBook • November 2011 • $62.50 • (£48.00)
    Subjects: Political Science / Public Affairs & Administration, Business & Economics / Government & Business
Author
Author
  • Paul R. Lawrence is a partner at Ernst & Young and a leader in the government and public sector practice.

    Mark A. Abramson is president of Leadership, Inc.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
    Chapter 1: The Selection and Preparation of Political Executives
    Chapter 2: The Deputy Secretaries
    Chapter 3: The Producers
    Chapter 4: The Infrastructors
    Chapter 5: The Regulators
    Chapter 6: The Scientists
    Chapter 7: The Collaborators
    Appendix: Dates of Interviews
    References
    About the Authors
Reviews
Reviews
  • The insights shared in this book extend to all those who work with political executives and those in top management positions.
    — The Wall Street Journal


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