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Contract Management: A P.A. Education For Boundary Managers., M. Ernita Joaquin
Contract Management: A P.A. Education For Boundary Managers., M. Ernita Joaquin
Public Policy and Leadership Faculty Publications
Graduates of public administration programs might reasonably be expected to accurately spell out, even in their sleep, POSDCoRB. After all, it was Luther Gulick's rock-hewn formulation of the skills involved in public administration, circa 1937. Almost seven decades later, in their book Governing by Network, Stephen Goldsmith and William Eggers called for a
cultural transformation in the way we build capacity in the public sector, and, as I see it, crafting a new POSDCoRB for our time.
Strategically Managing Resources And Revenue, Christine G. Springer
Strategically Managing Resources And Revenue, Christine G. Springer
Public Policy and Leadership Faculty Publications
The author reflects on the use of strategic management in the success of the United States Postal Service. She states that the U.S. Postal Service has used the breakthrough productivity scheme to reduce mail-processing costs and address retail locations and bulk-mail areas. She believes that the service is committed in gaining sustained success through the scheme and in serving its customers effectively.
Managing With Foresight And Insight, Christine G. Springer
Managing With Foresight And Insight, Christine G. Springer
Public Policy and Leadership Faculty Publications
The article shares the author's views on managing with foresight. According to her, strategically managing with foresight has always required with informed understanding. She stresses that one of the most effective disciplines for learning from experience is After Action Review (AAR). She expresses that AARs are examples of tools for foresight because it seeks to learn more from what have happened and apply the learning to an organization's understanding of the future.
Managing With Foresight And Insight, Christine G. Springer
Managing With Foresight And Insight, Christine G. Springer
Public Policy and Leadership Faculty Publications
As we begin the New Year, it is important to look at the trends that need to be considered in the future and how or if these driving forces will define what strategic management means in 2008. It is also important to understand that looking to the past alone for guidance may skew our view of present facts even when those facts are supported by sound data. Strategic managers make sense out of what is going on around them and what is possible in the future by looking and listening to forecasts for the future, to what is critical for …