The Reinventor's Fieldbook

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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 andexecutives 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 ad