The People Factor: Strengthening America by Investing in Public Service
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- ISBN13: 9780815701415
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- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
Successful businesses have spent the past two decades retooling and rethinking how to manage their people better. Most big companies that have survived and prospered in the 21st century view employees as a vital strategic asset. In comparison, the U.S. federal government is a Stone Age relic, with its top-down bureaucracy, stovepiping of labor and responsibilities, and lack of training and investment in its own public servants. The inevitable result is a government not keeping up with the complex demands placed on it. In The People Factor, Linda Bilmes and Scott Gould present a blueprint for reinvigorating the public sector in order to deliver results for America. Their premise is that the federal government can achieve the same gainsas the best private sector and military organizations by managing its people better. Their new vision for public service is based on The People Factor, a set of management tools drawn from best practices in successful companies, the military, and high-performing government agencies. Part One of The People Factor book shows why the U.S. personnel system needs reform, revealing the high price of inaction. Part Two lays out the specific steps that must be taken to achieve the necessary gains. Part Three focuses on how to implement the People Factor and make the authors vision a reality. They argue that the next president needs to turn this issue into a top priority and use political capital to push reform. Highlights of the book include: Extensive original survey research Case studies from government and the military Interviews with leading thinkers on strategic human capital A number of specific proposed innovations A detailed proposal for a nationwide effort to train and revitalize the public service
The People Factor: Strengthening America by Investing in Public Service
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Despite the most significant economic crash of our time, we are still managing to reward bankers and investors more lucratively than those individuals who keep our country – and each one of us, in some form or another – moving ahead. It is time to begin thinking about new ways to value public service, and this book provides the pathway to that end. This is a must read for anyone interested in sustainable solutions to today’s economic and societal challenges.
Rating: 5 / 5
A great addition to any collection of books on management and strategy, and particularly timely given the increasing role of government employees in all facets of society these days (banking, insurance, the auto sector, etc.). Should be required reading for any public sector manager, but there are plenty of lessons applicable to the private sector as well. Despite the academic nature of the work, it still makes for a light and enjoyable read. With the recent “call to service” issued by the Obama administration, we will all benefit if the ideas in this book are put to good use in recruiting, motivating and managing the leaders of the future.
Rating: 5 / 5
This is the single most important book to read if you work for the federal or state government or you want to. The author Scott Gould is now Deputy Secretary of the VA — read this to get some insight on what he’s thinking.
Rating: 5 / 5
We are now depending on the federal government to fix practically everything in the US — from the auto industry to housing to banking — but who is going to fix the federal government itself? We all know its badly broken. David Gergen says it best on the book jacket, that this is “exactly the right book at exactly the right time — a thoughtful, wise plan for overhauling government that will inspire a new generation of men and women to serve their country.”
Rating: 5 / 5
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