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If We Can Put a Man on the Moon: Getting Big Things Done in Government
Eggers, William D.; O'Leary, John
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Description for If We Can Put a Man on the Moon: Getting Big Things Done in Government
hardcover. 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. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 168 x 27. Weight in Grams: 540.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781422166369
SKU
V9781422166369
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About Eggers, William D.; O'Leary, John
William D. Eggers is one of the country's best known authorities on government reform. An author, a columnist, and popular speaker, for two decades Eggers has built a significant following among public sector thought leaders in America and overseas. His columns in Governing and Public CIO and feature articles in Government Executive regularly reach more than 100,000 readers. He is ... Read more
Reviews for If We Can Put a Man on the Moon: Getting Big Things Done in Government
"Eggers and O'Leary may have created a new genre
the Government Policy Thriller. We couldn't get enough of the stories
good policies gone bad, great ideas that flew off the rails, and, occasionally, the stunning triumph that gives us hope that we can get to the moon again." - Chip and Dan Heath, coauthors of Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive ... Read more
the Government Policy Thriller. We couldn't get enough of the stories
good policies gone bad, great ideas that flew off the rails, and, occasionally, the stunning triumph that gives us hope that we can get to the moon again." - Chip and Dan Heath, coauthors of Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive ... Read more