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As public officials fail to deliver their campaign promises -- and voter cynicism skyrockets -- a simple explanation has become widely accepted: Government is broken. If only we could fix this system, voters hope, our democracy would work the way it was designed. But is government broken, or are the people we hire each Election Day not up to the job?You Won -- Now What? turns the tables on the government-reform debate. The answer is not to reinvent government but to reinvent government officials.Taegan D. Goddard and Christopher Riback use real-life stories to analyze the failures and successes of politicians from every level of government. Drawing on these examples, the authors identify the eight traits of effective public officials. These commonsense solutions prove that government is personal: good people can make a difficult system work. You Won -- Now What? explains to politicians and voters alike how government works -- and how it can work better.
List of contents
ContentsIntroduction
CHAPTER 1:
A Government of Novices CHAPTER 2:
Reinventing Government Again (and Again) CHAPTER 3:
Reinventing Government OfficialsCHAPTER 4:
It's Not a Business CHAPTER 5:
Rethinking Government CHAPTER 6:
The Vision Thing CHAPTER 7:
Changing of the Guard CHAPTER 8:
Ending Bureaucracy as We Know It CHAPTER 9:
Juggling Many Balls At Once CHAPTER 10:
Managing the Message CHAPTER 11:
Remember Who Sent You Conclusion
Selected Bibliography
Notes
Index
About the author
Taegan D. Goddard is the author of You Won--Now What?, a Simon & Schuster book.
