Transforming Government: Lessons from the Reinvention Laboratories

This insider's guide reveals the key lessons for managing reformbeing learned from the federal government's Reinventing Governmentprogram. Leaders will discover that success will be evident not inmajor, sweeping changes but in a series of small, but importantsigns.

The contributors present strategic issues for change, discussingwhy the current bureaucratic model of organizing is ill-suited totoday's challenges and identifying what will replace it. Theyexplore the tactics for change in public organizations, examiningthe repercussions of change for employees, identifying successfactors for change, and examining the crucial role leadership playsin successful change.

Transforming Government presents a look into the future of publicorganizations and sage advice on how to implement changeeffectively to succeed in that future.