Escaping Jurassic Government Quotes

“government needs more flexibility to identify talent and recruit effectively for the workers with the skills it needs; it needs a pay and benefits system that is competitive with private markets; it needs a talent management system that rewards top performers and deals with poor performers, including increasing flexibility in firing those whose work is substandard. And”
― Donald F. Kettl, Escaping Jurassic Government: How to Recover America?s Lost Commitment to Competence

“What worked, GAO found, was strong leadership commitment, investment in the capacity needed to get the job done, careful monitoring of results, and a commitment to stay with the problems until they were solved. Investment in government’s capacity, and careful attention to key details, demonstrated that failure is not the only option. But success builds on people power.”
― Donald F. Kettl, Escaping Jurassic Government: How to Recover America?s Lost Commitment to Competence