Description
Book SynopsisThis book explores an important side of public employment that most Americans never get the opportunity to seehigh-level career executives who make positive contributions to our quality of life. Norma M. Riccucci profiles six unsung heroes, the people behind the scenes of some of the most successful programs in American government, and identifies the tools, skills, and strategies that make them effective leaders.
Through in-depth interviews and provocative story-telling, Riccucci demonstrates that while these executive-level bureaucratsor execucratsmay have an overall negative public image, they create, develop, execute, and enforce a number of programs and public policies that change our country for the better. She highlights six of these modern execucrats who best exemplify the creativity, determination, and leadership found in such officials:
William Black, Senior Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Thrift Supervision, who attacked the rampant corruption and mismanagement
