Managing Government Employees: How to Motivate Your People, Deal with Difficult Issues, and Achieve Tangible Results

Managing government employees presents unique challenges. Government managers may feel that stringent and convoluted regulations mean they can't do that Some others may use that perception as a crutch. But the truth for all of them is, yes, they can do that -- and they'd better. That means managing employees as proactively and decisively as their corporate counterparts, and holding their staffs, teams, and departments accountable for productivity and results. Managing Government Employees offers dozens of techniques for meeting the challenges and stressful situations supervisers face on a daily basis. Major topics include how to: * get maximum dedication and productivity from employees * improve results of poor performers and discipline or fire them when necessary * deal with union and EEO issues * cut through the red tape of government employment systems For managers frustrated by government bureaucracy, this book lets them know they have more power than they may think.

Author: Stewart Liff
Publisher: Amacom
Published: 02/26/2007
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9780814437216
ISBN10: 0814437214
BISAC Categories:
- Business & Economics | Management | General
- Political Science | Public Affairs & Administration
- Business & Economics | Government & Business

About the Author

Stewart Liff (Saugus, CA) began his career with the federal government in 1974. He is a winner of the President's Council on Management Improvement Award and the Presidential Rank Award for Meritorious Service. He is the coauthor of Seeing Is Believing.

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