Posts By The IBM Center for The Business of Government

How will you help to develop leaders in your agency?

Your legacy will depend in part on your ability to develop and nurture future leaders to sustain your goals and objectives. This important role, developing a cadre of future leaders, is frequently overlooked in government. It is worth your devoting time and effort to this endeavor. In his report to the IBM Center, Ray BluntRead… Read more »

Metzenbaum spoke yesterday to the government-wide Performance Improvement Council

Shelley spoke yesterday to the government-wide Performance Improvement Council about her report and recommendations. The members, including OMB staff, were very receptive to her insights and many thought that they could begin acting on her ideas even before a Chief Performance Officer is appointed! Read the report here.

Government Executive Article About Good Government Groups

The Center is mentioned in an article in Government Executive by Alyssa Rosenberg about good government groups banding together to make government better. She writes, “despite their varied agendas, think tanks, nonprofits and associations are banding together under one overarching theme – to make government better. Like any Cabinet chief or agency leader, they areRead… Read more »

The Guide – Helping the New Administration Succeed in Washington

This is a short and to the point document that focuses on management in Washington. Here are the first two paragraphs of the 11 page document. The transition from campaign to governing requires that presidential policies be transformed from rhetoric into an actionable agenda and then into concrete results. Neither good policies nor sound investmentsRead… Read more »