Paths to making a difference : leading in government / by Paul R. Lawrence, Mark A. Abramson ; contributors, Marc Andersen … [and 6 others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lawrence, Paul R., 1956- author.

Abramson, Mark A., 1947- author.

Contributor:

Andersen, Marc., contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Government executives--United States.

Government executives.

Political leadership--United States.

Political leadership.

Physical Description:

v, 262 p. : ill., ports.

Edition:

Revised edition

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2013.

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.

Contents:

PATHS TO MAKING A DIFFERENCE

CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

Part One: The Job of the Political Executive

Chapter One: The Selection and Preparation of Political Executives

Chapter Two: The Role of the Political Executive as Builder

Chapter Three: The Role of the Political Executive as Manager

Chapter Four: The Role of the Political Executive as Innovator

Part Two: Profiles in Political Leadership

Chapter Five: The Deputy Secretaries

Understanding the Job of the Deputy Secretary

Rafael Borras, Under Secretary for Management, Department of Homeland Security

William V. Corr, Deputy Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services

W. Scott Gould, Deputy Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs

Seth D. Harris, Deputy Secretary, Department of Labor

David J. Hayes, Deputy Secretary, Department of the Interior

Dennis F. Hightower, Deputy Secretary, Department of Commerce

Kathleen A. Merrigan, Deputy Secretary, Department of Agriculture

Anthony W. Miller, Deputy Secretary, Department of Education

Thomas R. Nides, Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources, Department of State

Daniel B. Poneman, Deputy Secretary, Department of Energy

Chapter Six: The Producers

Understanding the Job of the Producer

Allison A. Hickey, Under Secretary for Benefits, Department of Veterans Affairs

David J. Kappos, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce

John S. Pistole, Administrator, Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security

David H. Stevens, Assistant Secretary for Housing and Commissioner, Federal Housing Administration, Department of Housing and Urban Development

William J. Taggart, Chief Operating Officer, Office of Federal Student Aid, Department of Education.

Chapter Seven: The Infrastructors

Understanding the Job of the Infrastructor

Jonathan S. Adelstein, Administrator, Rural Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture

Arun Majumdar, Director, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, Department of Energy

Victor M. Mendez, Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation

Joseph C. Szabo, Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation

Chapter Eight: The Regulators

Understanding the Job of the Regulator

Michael R. Bromwich, Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement, Department of the Interior

Joseph A. Main, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health, Department of Labor

David L. Strickland, Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation

Inez Moore Tenenbaum, Chairman, Consumer Product Safety Commission

Chapter Nine: The Scientists

Understanding the Job of the Scientist

Rebecca M. Blank, Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, Economics and Statistics Administration, Department of Commerce

Patrick D. Gallagher, Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology and Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce

Marcia K. McNutt, Director, U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior

Richard G. Newell, Administrator, U.S. Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy

Kathryn D. Sullivan, Deputy Administrator and Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Chapter Ten: The Collaborators

Understanding the Job of the Collaborator

Daniel M. Ashe, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior.

John Berry, Director, Office of Personnel Management

David A. Hinson, National Director, Minority Business Development Agency, Department of Commerce

Raymond M. Jefferson, Assistant Secretary for Veterans' Employment and Training Service, Department of Labor

Appendix: Dates of Interviews

Index of Profiles by Organization

References

About the Authors and Contributors.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781442223882

144222388X

OCLC:

849724357