A passion for leadership lessons on change and reform from fifty years of public service

Across the realms of civic and private enterprise alike, bureaucracies vitally impact our security, freedoms, and everyday life. With so much at stake, competence, efficiency, and effective service are essential; yet Americans know these institutions are often anything but, and many despair that the...

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Main Author: Gates, Robert Michael, 1943- (Author)
Other Authors: Newbern, George, 1964- (Narrator)
Format: Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language:English
Published: [Westminster, MD] : Books on Tape, [2016]
Edition:Unabridged.
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