Private Sector Strategies for Public Service Leaders

No corner of the government or public sector hasbeen spared from budget turmoil in recent years.Among budget cuts, increased requirements, andnew threats and challenges, governments typicallybalance the scales through (1) increased funding and/or (2) rationalizing services or service levels.

This book gives you a third option. It's called highperformance, and it's been implemented in the privatesector-with great success-for more than twodecades. This hands-on guide, written by the globalconsultants from Accenture, shows you how to applythese business principles in any public organization.Learn how to:

• Improve the outcomes you deliver-while lowering the cost to deliver them.
• Streamline your operations-byincreasing speed, agility, and efficiency.
• Build a high-performance "anatomy"to strengthen your organization.
• Manage assets, decrease risks andlosses, and deliver true excellence.

Featuring case studies from the public sector, includingfederal, state, local, agencies, bureaus, and departments,this unique guide takes you inside governmentorganizations, where high performance "anatomy" isalready making a difference. You'll discover low-costtechniques deployed by the Naval Air Systems Commandand the IRS, as well as high-performance solutionsfor problems as diverse as homeland security,disaster response, health care costs, and dwindlingresources. High Performance Government provides aproven method for adapting to the "New Normal"of lower budgets by showing you how to do evenmore with even less-creating a learning, workingenvironment that reacts to change. This is how thetop companies in the world increase productivityand profits through any market conditions.

From Wall Street to Washington and Main Street, realsuccess is driven by execution excellence. T