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Informationen zum Autor By Vince Meconi Klappentext A Practical Guide to Government Management provides a comprehensive yet one-volume work on high-level government management and can be described as a management book, reference book, and textbook all in one. It is geared towards any upper level government manager, public administration student, or anyone interested in public sector management. Government managers receive limited or no management training, and at higher levels, focus more on policy than management, with negative consequences for the agencies they manage. This book seeks to address that dearth, written from the point of view of someone who successfully led government organizations, for an extended period, and faced a wide variety of managerial problems and issues. It covers a number of topics seldom discussed (and certainly not all in one volume), such as handling problem employees, cutback management, prioritization, making decisions, gaining control of an organization, and telling one's boss -the elected official-no.Leo Strine, Chief Justice of Delaware's Supreme Court and a former colleague, says that "In a time when many Americans are jaded about public service, it's refreshing to be reminded that there are talented people who devote their careers to making our government work for the governed. Vince Meconi always put the public first in his decades of service in all three branches of government, and anyone interested in making government more effective will benefit from his insights and experience."Former Delaware Medicaid Director Harry Hill says, "I have led government agencies, managed for multiple Fortune 500 Companies, and run my own business. Vince Meconi is the best manager I have ever encountered. As a student of management myself, I collected over 800 books on the subject. Most offered little new, just a new way of saying the same thing. This book has what the others lacked - written instructions, practical examples, and advice for public sector managers from someone who has actually faced all the challenges for a prolonged period. It is a management book, reference book, and textbook all in one." Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Part I: You: Managing Yourself 1 Self-Management Introduction Your Time Keeping Lists Meetings Using Your Immediate Staff Miscellaneous Notes 2 Leadership Introduction Setting the Tone Your Leadership Style Coaching Your Team Dealing With Adversity Notes 3 Ethics Notes Part II: Your Organization: Managing Internally 4 People Introduction Whom to Hire How to Manage Your Employees Your Leadership Team Problem Employees Making Your Organization's Culture Managerial Managing Change in a Bureaucracy Notes 5 Prioritization Notes 6 Money Introduction The Budget Game Cutback Management Notes 7 Making Decisions and Solving Problems Introduction Making Decisions Solving Problems Negotiations Crisis Management Notes 8 Gaining Control of Your Organization Introduction Control-What it is and Who Needs to Know Assessing Your Organization Gaining Control of Your Personnel Gaining Control of Your Agenda Notes Part III: Your Environment: Managing Externally 9 Working for Elected Officials Introduction Taking and Leaving the Position Understanding the Boss Elected Officials and Management Helping Them Do Their Jobs The Executive Office Staff Telling Them No Notes 10 The Legislative Branch of Government Introduction Legislative Culture Legislative Relations What Legislators Want From You Legislative Hearings Legislative Strategy Notes 11 The Media Introduction A Different Value System Understanding the Media Media Strategy Notes 12 . . . And More Interest Groups Agencies That Should Always Help You-And Sometimes Do Privatization, Vendors, and Contracts 2Lawsuits A Few Last Random Thoughts Notes Acknowledgments Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations References Managing G...
