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Conversation with Authors: A Leader’s Guide to Transformation with Bob Reisner

Tuesday, May 1st, 2012 - 13:15
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What is transformational leadership? How have government leaders successfully led transformational change? When should government leaders consider undertaking transformation initiatives? Explore these answers with Bob Reisner, author of "A Leader's Guide to Transformation: Developing a Playbook for Successful Change Initiatives."
Radio show date: 
Mon, 05/21/2012
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Robert A. F. Reisner
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What is transformational leadership? How have government leaders successfully led transformational change? When should government leaders consider undertaking transformation initiatives? Explore these answers with Bob Reisner, author of "A Leader's Guide to Transformation: Developing a Playbook for Successful Change Initiatives."
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Conversation with Authors: Manager’s Guide to Evaluating Citizen Participation with Prof. Tina Nabatchi

Tuesday, May 1st, 2012 - 13:08
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Learn from Prof. Tina Nabatchi how program managers can assess whether their efforts to increase citizen participation in their programs are making a difference.
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Mon, 05/07/2012
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Tina Nabatchi
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Learn how program managers can assess whether their efforts to increase citizen participation in their programs are making a difference.
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Tina Nabatchi 05 04 2012 A
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Tina Nabatchi 05 04 2012 C
Tina Nabatchi 05 04 2012 D
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A Leader’s Guide to Transformation

Wednesday, April 11th, 2012 - 11:50
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Robert A. F. Reisner
Transformation continues to be seen by noted practitioners and 21st century federal leaders as a compelling description of the essential change that is needed throughout the federal government. In the future, transformation will be a joint-ownership enterprise that spans boundaries and involves constituencies in unprecedented ways. This emerging characteristic alone will require the successful leaders of future transformations to adopt a more democratic management style and build on the work of pioneers who have gone before.

2012 Call for Research Report Proposals

Saturday, February 18th, 2012 - 14:38
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Jonathan D. Breul
Our aim is to produce research and analysis that helps government leaders more effectively respond to their mission and management challenges.The IBM Center is named "The Business of Government" because its focus is the management and operation of government, not the policies of government. Public sector leaders and managers need the best, most practical advice available when it comes to delivering the business of government. We seek to “bridge the gap” between research and practice by helping to stimulate and accelerate the production of actionable research.
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Conversation with Authors: A Leader’s Guide to Transformation with Bob Reisner

Friday, February 10th, 2012 - 14:26
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What is transformational leadership? How have government leaders successfully led transformational change? When should government leaders consider undertaking transformation initiatives? These questions will be explored with Bob Reisner, author of the recent IBM Center report, A Leader’s Guide to Transformation: Developing a Playbook for Successful Change Initiatives.
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Mon, 02/20/2012
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Robert A. F. Reisner
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What is transformational leadership? How have government leaders successfully led transformational change? When should government leaders consider undertaking transformation initiatives? These questions and so much more will be explored with Bob Reisner, author of the recent IBM Center report, A Leader’s Guide to Transformation: Developing a Playbook for Successful Change Initiatives.
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Robert Reisner 02 17 2012 A
Robert Reisner 02 17 2012 B
Robert Reisner 02 17 2012 C
Robert Reisner 02 17 2012 ABC
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Promises, Promises

Monday, February 6th, 2012 - 10:52
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Katherine Barrett and Richard Greene
The world is full of ideas for government that brim over with potential – at least according to their supporters. Relatively few of these actually see the light of day. Sometimes there’s not enough money; sometimes political opposition stops them in their tracks; sometimes they simply lack a champion with sufficient power to see them through to fruition.
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There are many more positive examples of performance improvement & accountability than mentioned in Barrett & Greene's article. See www.AuditorRoles.org for roles & practices government auditors have been playing to improve performance & accountability. Note that the "Auditor Roles in Performance Measurement Project" at that site does not only has examples of performance auditing of specific programs, but also auditing the underlying performance management systems (or lack of same) that government agencies use to manage performance. And also to audit the relevance & reliability of performance measures & data.

02/15/2012 - 13:08
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Index of Blog Posts -2011

Friday, January 6th, 2012 - 15:33
By: John Kamensky on The Business of Government Blog
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The Business of Government Magazine Fall-Winter 2011 - A Special Edition of The Business of Government Hour

Tuesday, December 6th, 2011 - 13:46
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On this program, we survey the intersection where leadership, complex challenges, and the need for transformation meet. Our guests are Dr. Paul Anastas, Linda Gibbs, Robert Hale, David Lebryk, David Matsuda, Beth McGrath, Dr. Kathleen Merrigan, Dr. Nick Nayak, and Jonathan Woodson, M.D. Hear their insights, lessons learned, and recommendations.
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Mon, 01/09/2012
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The Business of Government Magazine Fall/Winter 2011
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In this issue of The Business of Government magazine, we survey the intersection where leadership, complex challenges, and the need for transformation meet.
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Magazine Fall 2011 A
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Use of Dashboards in Government

Friday, November 18th, 2011 - 12:19
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Sukumar Ganapati
Federal agencies now use dashboards both for internal organizational management and to disseminate performance measures for transparency and accountability.

Table of Contents

Jonathan Breul
From the Executive Director
By Jonathan D. Breul

Michael Keegan
From the Managing Editor's Desk
By Michael J. Keegan

Conversations with Leaders

A Conversation with Dr. Kathleen Merrigan, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture
A Conversation with Jonathan Woodson, M.D., Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, U.S. Department of Defense
A Conversation with Linda Gibbs, Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services, City of New York

Profiles in Leadership

David Lebryk
Commissioner, Financial Management Service, U.S. Department of the Treasury
By Michael J. Keegan
Dr. Paul Anastas
Assistant Administrator, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
By Michael J. Keegan
David Matsuda
Administrator, Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation
By Michael J. Keegan
Dr. Nick Nayak
Chief Procurement Officer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
By Michael J. Keegan

Insights

Shaping the Future of the National Guard: Insights from Colonel Donald H. Dellinger Deployment Director, National Guard Joint Continuous Process Improvement Initiative
Shaping the Future of the National Guard: Insights from Colonel Donald H. Dellinger Deployment Director, National Guard Joint Continuous Process Improvement Initiative

Perspectives

Introduction: Changing the Way the U.S. Department of Defense Does Business
Introduction: Changing the Way the U.S. Department of Defense Does Business
Perspectives From Robert Hale Under Secretary of Defense and Comptroller U.S. Department of Defense
Perspectives from Beth McGrath Deputy Chief Management Officer U.S. Department of Defense

Forum

Introduction: Leading in an Era of Complex Challenges
Introduction: Leading in an Era of Complex Challenges
By Michael J. Keegan
Managing Recovery: An Insider’s View
Managing Recovery: An Insider’s View
By G. Edward DeSeve
A Leader’s Guide to Transformation
A Leader’s Guide to Transformation
By Robert A. F. Reisner

Viewpoints

The Rise and Fall of the Space Shuttle: Leadership Lessons
The Rise and Fall of the Space Shuttle: Leadership Lessons
By W. Henry Lambright
The Cyber Underground Economy: Unconventional Thinking for a Fundamentally Different Problem
The Cyber Underground Economy: Unconventional Thinking for a Fundamentally Different Problem
By Frank B. Strickland
Managing the Complicated vs. the Complex
Managing the Complicated vs. the Complex
By John M. Kamensky

Management

A Guide to Data-Driven Performance Reviews
A Guide to Data-Driven Performance Reviews
By Harry Hatry
Virginia’s Implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Forging a New Intergovernmental Partnership
Virginia’s Implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Forging a New Intergovernmental Partnership
By Anne M. Khademian
Use of Dashboards in Government
Use of Dashboards in Government
By Sukumar Ganapati
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