书目

If We Can Put a Man on the Moon: Getting Big Things Done in Government

内容简介

TheAmericanpeoplearefrustratedwiththeirgovernment-dismayedbyaseriesofhigh-profilefailures(Iraq,Katrina,thefinancialmeltdown)thatseemstojustkeepgettinglonger.YettheUShasaproudhistoryofgreatachievements:victoryinWorldWarII,thenationalhighwaysystem,welfarereform,themoonlanding.TheUSneedmoresuccesseslikethesetoreclaimthegovernment'slegacyofcompetence.InIfWeCanPutaManontheMoon,WilliamEggersandJohnO'Learyexplainhowtodoit.Thekey?Understand-andavoid-thecommonpitfallsthattripuppublic-sectorleadersduringthejourneyfromideatoresults.Theauthorsrecountsurprisinglyentertainingstoriesofpublicpolicyinitiativesthatsucceededbeyondallimagination,includingtheMarshallPlan,the1996welfarereformandLondon’sCongestionCharge.Theyalsofindlessonsinfailures,includingBoston’sBigDigandtheChallengerdisaster.IfWeCanPutaManontheMoonshowshowgovernmentreallyworkswithanoptimisticandnon-partisanlookatthekindsoflargegovernmentendeavorsthathaveshapedUShistoryandthatareunfoldinginthenewsrightnow.Ultimately,however,theauthorsshowusthat“goodideas”arejustthebeginningofasuccessfulinitiative.Withproperdesign,commitment,implementationandre-evaluation,ourleaderscanonceagainaccomplishbigthings.Theauthorsidentifypitfallsincluding:ThePartialMapTrap:FumblinghandoffsthroughoutprojectexecutionTheTolstoySyndrome:SeeingonlythepossibilitiesyouwanttoseeDesign-FreeDesign:Designingpoliciesforpassagethroughthelegislature,notforimplementationTheOverconfidenceTrap:CreatingunrealisticbudgetsandtimelinesTheComplacencyTrap:FailingtorecognizethataprogramneedschangeAtatimeofunprecedentedchallenges,thisbook,withitsabundantexamplesandhands-onadvice,istheessentialguidetomakinggovernmentworkbetter.Amust-readforeverypublicofficial,thisbookwillbeofinteresttoanyonewhocaresaboutthefutureofdemocracy.

作者简介

WilliamD.Eggersisoneofthecountry'sbestknownauthoritiesongovernmentreform.Anauthor,acolumnist,andpopularspeaker,fortwodecadesEggershasbuiltasignificantfollowingamongpublicsectorthoughtleadersinAmericaandoverseas.HiscolumnsinGoverningandPublicCIOandfeaturearticlesinGovernmentExecutiveregularlyreachmorethan100,000readers.Heisasoughtafterspeaker,givingcloseto100speechesayear.CurrentlyMr.EggersistheGlobalResearchDirectorforDeloitte'spublicsectorpracticeandExecutiveDirectorofitsPublicLeadershipInstitute.Heistheauthorofseveralbooksongovernmentreform.JohnO'Learyhasbothgovernmentandprivatesectorexperience.Anexpertinbusinessprocessengineering,Mr.O'LearyhasbeenaVicePresidentofOperationsatScudderKemperInvestments,theDirectorofBusinessProcessReengineeringatLycos,andaconsultingmanagerwithKPMGPeatMarwick.Heisa1984graduateofMITandholdsaMasterofSciencedegreefromtheUniversityofMassachusettsatAmherst.

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