02811nam 2200661 a 450 991045719170332120200520144314.01-280-65803-797866136349621-4422-1309-4(CKB)2550000000084367(EBL)860114(OCoLC)775873150(SSID)ssj0000612498(PQKBManifestationID)11424246(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000612498(PQKBWorkID)10571486(PQKB)10519078(SSID)ssj0000811569(PQKBManifestationID)12388629(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000811569(PQKBWorkID)10865272(PQKB)11113037(MiAaPQ)EBC860114(Au-PeEL)EBL860114(CaPaEBR)ebr10532563(EXLCZ)99255000000008436720110817d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPaths to making a difference[electronic resource] leading in government /[edited by] Paul R. Lawrence, Mark A. Abramson ; contributors, Marc Andersen ... [et al.]Rev. ed.Lanham, Md. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers20111 online resource (184 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4422-1307-8 Includes bibliographical references.The selection and preparation of political executives -- The deputy secretaries -- The producers -- The infrastructors -- The regulators -- The scientists -- The collaborators. To understand the challenges of political leadership and how top executives succeed in accomplishing an administration's objectives, business in government experts Paul R. Lawrence and Mark A. Abramson present the findings of a two year's study of top political appointees in the Obama administration. The participants-deputy secretaries and agency heads-provide case studies of how each approaches the management challenges and achieves the mission of their organization. Full of behind-the-scenes insights and practical advice from government political executives on how they facGovernment executivesUnited StatesPolitical leadershipUnited StatesElectronic books.Government executivesPolitical leadership352.23/60973Lawrence Paul R.1956-860093Abramson Mark A.1947-150873Andersen Marc860094MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457191703321Paths to making a difference1919101UNINA