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Beyond a Government of Strangers - How Career Executives and Political Appointees Can Turn Conflict to Cooperation (Hardcover)
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Beyond a Government of Strangers - How Career Executives and Political Appointees Can Turn Conflict to Cooperation (Hardcover)
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With rare exceptions, few large institutions change bosses every
two or three years. Yet the U.S. Government has temps on top.
Thousands of political appointees come in to run an agency or
department and depart soon after, at the whims of the electorate,
due to inside-the-Beltway bureaucratic politics, or because of
their own ambitions. Many career bureaucrats view their temporary
political bosses as "ins and outers," "birds of passage," or, more
derisively, "Christmas help." Yet for better or worse, the number
of Santa's helpers has doubled since 1960 even as the length of
their stay in government has declined. Numerous scholars advocate
reform of the political appointment process, and many primers have
appeared to help the appointees adjust to life inside the Beltway.
Beyond a Government of Strangers is the first book to focus on the
men and women who stick around, on the career executives and their
own roles in the executive branch. Robert Maranto provides pithy
and sage advice on how career leaders can improve tenuous
relationships and overcome conflicts with political appointees,
especially during presidential transitions. He offers a rare
insider's perspective, with the first-person account of former
Deputy Counsel of the Navy Harvey Wilcox and quotations taken from
interviews with scores of career executives. Included in the book
are helpful strategies such as "Ten Tips on Managing Your Political
Boss" and invaluable details such as how careerists at different
Federal agencies handle the orientation of new appointees. The
wisdom collected here will ensure more effective relationships in
our government as well as more astute scholars of public
administration. No one working inside the Beltway can afford to
miss this book.
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