Author Archives: David Paschane

Governments’ Innovation Barrier

It seems true that what we think about defines what we are capable of…What is it that government employees think about, and how does that thinking shape their capabilities? Continue reading

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Leadership as an Agency’s Outcome

From an organizational perspective, the most valuable leadership is “performance leadership,” the human skills and motivation that is continuously supported and reinforced by the organizational design. Continue reading

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The worse part of these fads is their psychological effect on employees. When leaders attempt fads and fail, the results can demoralize employees, especially if they feel bounded to operational distortions and that their leaders misplaced their efforts. Continue reading

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Managing Bureaucratization

Controlling an organization is difficult. The larger the organization, the more complex is the process of control. We don’t think about it too much, but what we are trying to control are changes that naturally occur.
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