The Public Manager: The New Bureaucrat articles from December 1991

The Public Manager: The New Bureaucrat archives from December 1991

The Hatch Act: broaden employee rights? (debate) (Point/Counterpoint)
December 22, 1991... Allan Kam: Now let me introduce our distinguished debaters. Ray Kline is president of the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA). He was a career federal employee. His most recent positions were acting administrator and deputy...

From civil rights to valuing differences. (Forum: Valuing Differences and Managing Diversity)
December 22, 1991... Bringing people from different backgrounds and experiences into the working environment is important in learning to value diversity. The United States has been racially, ethnically, sexually, religiously, and philosophically diverse since...

The challenge of Workforce 2000. (Forum: Valuing Differences and Managing Diversity)
December 22, 1991... Managers should recognize the unique capabilities of individuals and help them work together for the benefit of the organization. There was a time when America didn't have to worry about severe competition from foreign markets. Boards of...

The concept of managing diversity. (Forum: Valuing Differences and Managing Diversity)
December 22, 1991... To manage diversity successfully, a manager must use resources effectively and apply a combination of approaches. For the past seven years, I have served as president of The American Institute for Managing Diversity, where we have been...

A categorized workforce. (Forum: Valuing Differences and Managing Diversity)
December 22, 1991... Recognize different cultural perspectives, but avoid drawing conclusions about an individual on the basis of racial or ethnic background. Since the early days of this nation, indeed since the early days of civilized man, there has been an...

Tomorrow's workforce: challenge for today. (Forum: Valuing Differences and Managing Diversity)
December 22, 1991... Strategies for education and training must take into account the increasing diversity of our society and the realities of international competition. We Americans are living in a rapidly changing world. These transformations are not only...

Diversity in United States diplomacy. (Forum: Valuing Differences and Managing Diversity)
December 22, 1991... A diplomatic service that is representative of our diversified society can help the United States deal with other nations. The United States is blessed with a diversity that is inherent in our heritage. We are a land of many cultures,...

Why I chose a public service career.
December 22, 1991... Tenscore and fifteen years ago, our forefathers set forth in a career in the government. This career was not by choice for many; they simply found that it was thrust upon them. George Washington never made a single campaign poster; however, he...

Building partnerships: the public service academy.
December 22, 1991... The first year's progress of the Public Service Academy can be attributed to an effective partnership among many participants. On September 6, 1990, a Public Service Academy opened at Anacostia High School in the District of Columbia (DC)....

How to succeed when it's trying. (women in government) (Forum: Women in Government) (Interview)
December 22, 1991... Two outstanding women, one a political appointee, the other a career SES member, did what only a handful of women could do: they broke into the federal executive ranks in the early 70s. Even more unusual, they kept their positions through...

Why I chose a public service career.
December 22, 1991... Screening for Public Employees Roundtable scholarship awards includes submission of essays. Here and on page 32 are two winners. I first became interested in public service after hearing a story at a local United Way board meeting. The...

NAPA's classification model: another view. (National Academy of Public Administration)
December 22, 1991... The administration and Congress should consider the pitfalls and costs of the widereaching changes in the NAPA proposal. Recommendations of a National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) study of the federal position classification...

Designing your future: exploring career options.
December 22, 1991... A step-by-step process can help individuals develop a personal and professional profile to serve as a framework for career decisions. Throughout our lives, each of us makes many decisions concerning our careers. In working with male and...

Pathway to success: seeking opportunities.
December 22, 1991... The experience of finding the right government job opportunity can be one of the most rewarding in a lifetime. One of the greatest opportunities for personal and professional growth is the job search. The experience of finding the right job...

Feedback from customers, clients, and captives. (usage of total quality management)
December 22, 1991... TQM relies heavily on direct feedback from recipients of products and services for assessment of quality. Total Quality Management (TQM) continues to gain acceptance and more converts in the public sector. What began in Japan three decades...

Part-time professional: making it work. (part-time employment of government employees)
December 22, 1991... Employers and employees can benefit from effective use of part-time professionals Providing federal employees with the opportunity to work on a part-time schedule has been an objective of Congress for many years. When it passed the Federal...

Milestones in Glasnost and Perestroika: Politics and People.
December 22, 1991... Truly an impressive job of discussing leadership, politics, and change in what used to be known as the Soviet Union. Never mind that it ends before the failed coup attempt - one must stop somewhere. The list of contributions at pp. xv-xvi is...

Understanding and Managing Public Organizations.
December 22, 1991... This is a textbook, but one that should appeal to practicing managers in the public sector as well. The publisher has issued it in both its management and public administration series. This should not be surprising, since such topics as...

From Vision to Reality: Strategies of Successful Innovators in Government.
December 22, 1991... Linden, Russell M., From Vision to Reality: Strategies of Successful Innovators in Government, Charlottesville, Va., LEL Enterprises, 1990. Cohen, Steven, The Effective Public Manager: Achieving Success in Government, San Francisco,...

The Leader's Edge: The Seven Keys to Leadership in a Turbulent World.
December 22, 1991... Linden, Russell M., From Vision to Reality: Strategies of Successful Innovators in Government, Charlottesville, Va., LEL Enterprises, 1990. Cohen, Steven, The Effective Public Manager: Achieving Success in Government, San Francisco,...

The Effective Public Manager: Achieving Success in Government.
December 22, 1991... Linden, Russell M., From Vision to Reality: Strategies of Successful Innovators in Government, Charlottesville, Va., LEL Enterprises, 1990. Cohen, Steven, The Effective Public Manager: Achieving Success in Government, San Francisco,...

The Disuniting of America.
December 22, 1991... Schlesinger Jr., Arthur, The Disuniting of America, Whittle Direct Books, 1991. 91 pp. $11.95 WILL THE NEXT PRESIDENT of the United States be sworn in on a Koran, Bible, totem pole, in Hispanic, Korean, and black English, by a bisexual...