David Osborne, Peter Plastrik

The Reinventor's Fieldbook

Tools for Transforming Your Government

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A comprehensive encyclopedia of practical tools for public leaders, managers, and employees Presenting more than 70 tools, The Reinventor's Fieldbook includes hundreds of practical "lessons learned," "do's and don'ts," "steps to take," and "pitfalls to avoid" in public management and governance. Based on dozens of case studies from five countries, it covers the waterfront of high-performance public organizations, including: customer choice and customer service standards, performance measurement, and performance budgeting; employee empowerment and labor-management partnerships; managed competition and asset privatization; partnerships with communities; culture change strategies; and administrative system reform. "The Reinventor's Fieldbook brings Banishing Bureaucracy to life. We have needed such a resource for decades. Bravo to Osborne and Plastrik."--Robert C. Bobb, city manager, City of Oakland "This Fieldbook provides critical insight and advice that will help all those interested in civic reform."--Steve Goldsmith, mayor, City of Indianapolis 1992-1999; chairman, Center on Civic Innovation, Manhattan Institute "Osborne and Plastrik provide a user-friendly roadmap for invigorating government with purpose and performance. This toolbox is a real treat; it contains dozens of useful and practical ideas that can be applied by politicians and managers alike." --Allen Schick, professor of public policy, The University of Maryland; author, Modern Budgeting and The Spirit of Reform "An extraordinary toolkit for anyone who is leading change in the public sector. The Reinventor's Fieldbook will become an essential reference guide for elected leaders and executives searching for more effective organizations."--Robert O'Neil, former city manager of Hampton, Virginia, and county executive of Fairfax County, Virginia; now president, National Academy of Public Administration "This fieldbook is required reading for adventurous public officials ready to embark on the path to efficient, relevant government. The real-world examples of reinvention efforts around the globe are true to life, and prepare readers for both the challenges and rewards of government reform." --Beverly Stein, chair of the board of commissioners, Multnomah County, Oregon Visit www.ReinventGov.com for helpful information and tools.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 704
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Juli 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 191mm x 38mm
• Gewicht: 1298g
• ISBN-13: 9780787943325
• ISBN-10: 0787943320
• Artikelnr.: 22037574

Autorenporträt

DAVID OSBORNE is author or coauthor of several books on government reform, including Reinventing Government and Banishing Bureaucracy. A partner in the Public Strategies Group, Osborne has consulted with governments at every level to help develop strategies for improving performance. In 1993, he served as a senior advisor to Vice President Al Gore and as chief author of the 1993 report of the National Performance Review. PETER PLASTRIK is coauthor of Banishing Bureaucracy and author of numerous articles about reinventing government, community development, and economic development. A former chief deputy of the Michigan Department of Commerce, he now consults for foundations, nonprofit organizations, and governments.

Inhaltsangabe

THE CORE STRATEGY: CREATING CLARITY OF PURPOSE.
1. Improving Your Aim: Using Strategic Management to Create Clarity of
DirectionVisioning Outcome Goals Steering Organizations Strategy
Development Mission Statements Long-term Budget Forecasting Strategic
Evaluation.
2. Clearing the Decks: Eliminating Functions That No Longer Serve Core
Purposes Program Reviews Periodic Options Reviews Sunset Reviews Asset
Sales Quasi Privatization Methods Devolution.
3. Uncoupling: Creating Clarity of Role by Separating Steering and Rowing
Flexible Performance Frameworks.
THE CONSEQUENCES STRATEGY: INTRODUCING CONSEQUENCES FOR PERFORMANCE.
4. Enterprise Management: Using Markets to Create Consequences
Corporatization Enterprise Funds User Fees Internal Enterprise Management.
5. Managed Competition: Using Competitive Contracts and Benchmarks to
Create Consequences Competitive Bidding Competitive Benchmarking.
6. Performance Management: Using Rewards to Create Consequences Performance
Awards Psychic Pay Bonuses Gainsharing Shared Savings Efficiency Dividends
Performance Pay Performance Contracts and Agreements Performance Budgets.
7. Performance Measurement: The Critical Competency.
THE CUSTOMER STRATEGY: PUTTING THE CUSTOMER IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT.
8. Competitive Customer Choice: Making Customers Powerful Through Choice
and Competition Competitive Public Choice Systems Vouchers Customer
Information Systems Brokers.
9. Customer Quality Assurance: Making Organizations Accountable for Service
Quality Service Standards Quality Guarantees Redress Complaint Systems
Customer Councils and Boards Customer Service Agreements Customer Voice: A
Critical Competence.
THE CONTROL STRATEGY: SHIFTING CONTROL AWAY FROM THE TOP AND CENTER.
10. Organizational Empowerment: Giving Managers the Power to Manage
Decentralizing Administrative Controls Site-Based Management Waiver
Policies Opting Out for Chartering Beta Sites Reinvention Laboratories
Intergovernmental Deregulation Mass Organizational Deregulation.
11. Employee Empowerment: Giving Frontline Employees the Power to Improve
Results Delayering Management Organizational Decentralization Breaking Up
Functional SilosLabor-Management Partnership Work Teams Self-Directed Teams
Employee Suggestion Programs.
12. Community Empowerment: Giving Communities the Power to Solve Their Own
Problems Empowerment Agreements Community Governance Bodies Community
Visioning and Goal Setting Collaborative Planning Community-Based Funding
Asset Transfers to Communities.
THE CULTURE STRATEGY: DEVELOPING AN ENTREPRENEURIAL CULTURE.
13. Changing Habits: Creating a New Culture by Introducing New Experiences
Meeting the Customers Walking in the Customer's Shoes Job Rotation
Internships & Externships Cross Walking & Cross Talking Institutional
Sponsors Contests Large-Scale, Real-Time Strategic Planning WorkOuts
Hands-On Organizational Experiences Redesigning Work.
14. Touching Hearts: Developing a New Covenant Within Your Organization
Creating New Symbols Telling New Stories Celebrating Success Honoring
Failure New Rituals Investing in the Workplace Redesigning the Workplace
Investing in Employees Bonding Events Sending Valentines.
15. Winning Minds: Changing Employees' Mental Models Surfacing the Givens
Benchmarking Performance Site Visits Learning Groups Creating a Sense of
Mission Building a Shared Vision Articulating Organizational Values,
Beliefs, and Principles Using New Language In-House Schoolhouses Orienting
New Members.
Appendix: General Resources.