Paths to Making a Difference

Mark A. Abramson; Paul R. Lawrence

doi:10.5771/9781442223882

Summary

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 face management challenges in real time, Paths to Making a Difference: Leading in Government offers indispensable insights to current and prospective political appointees and everyone interested in understanding how leaders work to make government agencies more effective.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2012
ISBN-Print: 978-1-4422-1308-1
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4422-2388-2
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 263
Product type: Book Titles

1. CONTENTS No access
Acknowledgments No access Pages 1 - 2
1. Chapter One: The Selection and Preparation of Political Executives No access
2. Chapter Two: The Role of the Political Executive as Builder No access
3. Chapter Three: The Role of the Political Executive as Manager No access
4. Chapter Four: The Role of the Political Executive as Innovator No access
1. 1. Understanding the Job of the Deputy Secretary No access
  2. Rafael Borras, Under Secretary for Management, Department of Homeland Security No access
  3. William V. Corr, Deputy Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services No access
  4. W. Scott Gould, Deputy Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs No access
  5. Seth D. Harris, Deputy Secretary, Department of Labor No access
  6. David J. Hayes, Deputy Secretary, Department of the Interior No access
  7. Dennis F. Hightower, Deputy Secretary, Department of Commerce No access
  8. Kathleen A. Merrigan, Deputy Secretary, Department of Agriculture No access
  9. Anthony W. Miller, Deputy Secretary, Department of Education No access
  10. Thomas R. Nides, Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources, Department of State No access
  11. Daniel B. Poneman, Deputy Secretary, Department of Energy No access
2. 1. Understanding the Job of the Producer No access
  2. Allison A. Hickey, Under Secretary for Benefits, Department of Veterans Affairs No access
  3. David J. Kappos, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce No access
  4. John S. Pistole, Administrator, Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security No access
  5. David H. Stevens, Assistant Secretary for Housing and Commissioner, Federal Housing Administration, Department of Housing and Urban Development No access
  6. William J. Taggart, Chief Operating Officer, Office of Federal Student Aid, Department of Education No access
3. 1. Understanding the Job of the Infrastructor No access
  2. Jonathan S. Adelstein, Administrator, Rural Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture No access
  3. Arun Majumdar, Director, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, Department of Energy No access
  4. Victor M. Mendez, Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation No access
  5. Joseph C. Szabo, Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation No access
4. 1. Understanding the Job of the Regulator No access
  2. Michael R. Bromwich, Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement, Department of the Interior No access
  3. Joseph A. Main, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health, Department of Labor No access
  4. David L. Strickland, Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation No access
  5. Inez Moore Tenenbaum, Chairman, Consumer Product Safety Commission No access
5. 1. Understanding the Job of the Scientist No access
  2. Rebecca M. Blank, Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, Economics and Statistics Administration, Department of Commerce No access
  3. Patrick D. Gallagher, Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology and Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce No access
  4. Marcia K. McNutt, Director, U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior No access
  5. Richard G. Newell, Administrator, U.S. Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy No access
  6. Kathryn D. Sullivan, Deputy Administrator and Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce No access
6. 1. Understanding the Job of the Collaborator No access
  2. Daniel M. Ashe, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior No access
  3. John Berry, Director, Office of Personnel Management No access
  4. David A. Hinson, National Director, Minority Business Development Agency, Department of Commerce No access
  5. Raymond M. Jefferson, Assistant Secretary for Veterans’ Employment and Training Service, Department of Labor No access
Appendix: Dates of Interviews No access Pages 249 - 252
Index of Profiles by Organization No access Pages 253 - 254
References No access Pages 255 - 256
About the Authors and Contributors No access Pages 257 - 263