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Collaborating in a Hierarchical World
Tuesday, April 17th, 2012 - 11:24
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 - 11:20
Drs. Rosemary O’Leary and Nidhi Vij presented a paper at the recent annual conference of the American Society for Public Administration, “Collaborative Public Management: Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going?” They surveyed the literature (so you wouldn’t have to) to find the most important issues facing the field, at least from the perspective of academia. They identified ten that kept surfacing in the literature:
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Should Government Reorganize Itself? (Part VI)
Thursday, April 12th, 2012 - 11:19
Thursday, April 12, 2012 - 11:12
Typically, the cultural, administrative, and legal barriers to working together collaboratively inside the federal government are too high and they discourage efforts to collaborate (more on this in a future post). The Obama Administration has taken some steps, such as the president’s directive last year that encourages administrative flexibility by federal agencies when working with state and local governments.
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Should Government Reorganize Itself? (Part V)
Wednesday, April 11th, 2012 - 10:24
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 - 10:21
Structural reorganization initiatives – like the creation of the Department of Homeland Security -- are slow, take an enormous amount of effort, and require years to become effective. Ultimately, the new structure becomes rigid and needs to be revisited. Many observers advocate creating more adaptable approaches that allow a mix and match of capabilities. What are some potential options for doing this?
Executive Branch Options
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Should Government Reorganize Itself? (Part IV)
Tuesday, April 10th, 2012 - 16:57
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 - 16:51
When Vice President Gore’s reinventing government team was being formed in the early 1990s, he encouraged it to not focus on reorganizing agencies and programs, but rather to fix what’s inside the agencies. He also advocated the creation of “virtual agencies.” At the time, no one really understood what he was talking about, but today – with the technologies now available – it is really possible.
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Should Government Reorganize Itself? (Part III)
Thursday, April 5th, 2012 - 14:41
Thursday, April 5, 2012 - 14:32
At one point, the advice was: don’t do it head-on. . . .
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Should Government Reorganize Itself? (Part II)
Wednesday, April 4th, 2012 - 11:08
Wednesday, April 4, 2012 - 11:03
What Is Presidential Reorganization Authority?
Beginning in 1932, presidents were periodically granted authority by Congress to submit plans to reorganize agencies. Over time, it became increasingly limited in scope and when this authority expired in 1984, presidents since then have not asked for it to be renewed, until now.
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Should Government Reorganize Itself? (Part I)
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012 - 11:35
Tuesday, April 3, 2012 - 11:29
The Senate hearing focused on recent U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) reports on duplicative and fragmented programs and the Obama Administration’s efforts to undertake reorganization efforts.
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Transformational Leaders
Monday, January 23rd, 2012 - 16:36
Monday, January 23, 2012 - 15:29
The IBM Center report, “A Leader’s Guide to Transformation: Developing a Playbook for Successful Change Initiatives,” is by Robert Reisner, the former vice president for strategy at the U.S.
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OMB Guidance on Administrative Flexibility
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011 - 9:15
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 - 08:58
President Obama’s February 2011 directive, “Administrative Flexibility, Lower Costs, and Better Results for State, Local, and Tribal Governments” instructed agencies to identify opportunities to streamline, reduce, or eliminate administrative requirements imposed on states and localities, and develop a plan of action in 180 days (August 26). I summed it up in an earlier blog post. OMB was to produce guidance t
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Reorganize the Government?
Wednesday, January 26th, 2011 - 11:16
Wednesday, January 26, 2011 - 10:12
And he’s right. The last major reorganization was spawned by the 1949 Hoover Commission. And Alan Dean, the last surviving staffer from that commission, died in December.
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Al Gore had it right. With all the compelling issues already on the table - many of which will go unaddressed for the next 2 years - why tie the President and both houses of Congress up in knots over what typically ends up being a fruitless and wasteful exercise? What can the President and his team be thinking?
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I enjoyed your article on Collaborating in a Hierarchical World.
I've researched two real-life case studies for those interested in understanding the dynamics of collaborative governance (from my POV) and a strategic approach to facilitating policy change. This peer-reviewed paper is available online in the Journal Interface - download the PDF at http://www.interfacejournal.net/2011/05/interface-volume-3-issue-1-repre... (Sranko, G., Collaborative governance and a strategic approach to facilitating change).
Kind regards, George Sranko