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IF WE CAN PUT A MAN ON THE MOON
GETTING BIG THINGS DONE IN GOVERNMENT |
| By: |
William D. Eggers, John O'Leary |
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Hardback |
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£19.99 |
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£16.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1422166368 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781422166369 |
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| Publisher: |
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 November, 2009 |
| Pages: |
320 |
| Description: |
The American people are frustrated with their government. Yet the US has a proud history of great achievements: victory in World War II, the national highway system, welfare reform, the moon landing. The US need more successes like these to reclaim the government's legacy of competence. This title explains how to do it. |
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The American people are frustrated with their government-dismayed by a series of high-profile failures (Iraq, Katrina, the financial meltdown) that seems to just keep getting longer. Yet our nation has a proud history of great achievements: victory in World War II, our national highway system, welfare reform, the moon landing.We need more successes like these to reclaim government's legacy of competence. In If We Can Put a Man on the Moon, William Eggers and John O'Leary explain how to do it. The key? Understand-and avoid-the common pitfalls that trip up public-sector leaders during the journey from idea to results.The authors identify pitfalls including:-The Partial Map Trap: Fumbling handoffs throughout project execution-The Tolstoy Syndrome: Seeing only the possibilities you want to see-Design-Free Design: Designing policies for passage through the legislature, not for implementation-The Overconfidence Trap: Creating unrealistic budgets and timelines-The Complacency Trap: Failing to recognize that a program needs changeAt a time of unprecedented challenges, this book, with its abundant examples and hands-on advice, is the essential guide to making our government work better. A must-read for every public official, this book will be of interest to anyone who cares about the future of democracy. |
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US |
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Harvard Business Review Press |
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