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Performance Management OMB Nominee Needs to Understand Creating a ‘High-Performing’ Workforce Won’t Be Easy Howard Risher, Government Executive Rep. Mick Mulvaney wants to do a better job of rewarding top employees and holding poor performers accountable. Analytics/Evaluation Moving Toward a … Continue reading →

Performance Management Memos to the President: How to Run Government Effectively Paul L. Posner, Janice Lachance, and Donald Kettl, Government Executive Advice from leading scholars on how to improve government’s ability to deliver on its promises. OMB Nominee Wants “High-Morale, … Continue reading →

Performance Management Obama’s Management Legacy—It’s Complicated Kellie Lunney, Government Executive An ambitious effort to improve and elevate government is a case study in the power of bureaucracy to resist change. Analytics/Evaluation DATA Act deadline signals need for upgrades Chase Gunter, … Continue reading →

Performance Management Memo to the President: Performance Accountability, Evidence and Improvement Shelley H. Metzenbaum and Robert Shea, Government Executive Bipartisan reflections and recommendations for the next administration. The Tricky Psychology of Holding Government Accountable Julie Beck, Government Executive Accountability doesn’t … Continue reading →

Performance Management Does Benchmarking Make a Difference? John Kamensky, Business of Government Publicly comparing similar activities can be a powerful driver for change. Finding a Fix for Government Performance Stewart Liff and Paul Gustavson, Government Executive The incoming administration should … Continue reading →