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Ken Miller BW

Ken Miller

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Ken Miller, a Governing contributor, is the founder of the Change and Innovation Agency and the author of the Governing books We Don't Make Widgets: Overcoming the Myths that Keep Government from Radically Improving and Extreme Government Makeover: Increasing Our Capacity to Do More Good.

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State and Local Politics and Policy
What Public Managers Can Learn from the Ventilator Shortage
Every work system has its point of constraint, and that's the place to focus on to increase the organization's capacity. You're only as good as your weakest link.
April 13, 2020
 · Ken Miller
1905_Large City County CIO Summit 36
Trends
Management, Leadership and the Transformation Government Needs
What government does is noble and vital, but it can't deliver the value it should if we don't do a better job of making the work, work. The future of management is about more than technology and budgets.
March 11, 2020
 · Ken Miller
Archive
Buried Treasure: Mapping the Real Cost-savings in Government
Easy-to-find cost savings are a thing of the past. If you want to find treasure today, you have to dig.
October 05, 2010
 · Ken Miller
Archive
Where Change Really Happens in Government: Who Will Save Us?
Government simply doesn’t have the capacity to do all the good we want to do in this world. Who will save us from this crisis and what can you do about it? In short: you, and everything.
April 30, 2010
 · Ken Miller
Archive
The Cup Runneth Over
Government doesn't have the capacity to do all the good that is required. The solution: "increasing capacity."
April 16, 2010
 · Ken Miller
Archive
The Profound Puzzles of Effective Management
Sudoku and the Sunday crossword can teach us a lot about leadership.
March 16, 2010
 · Ken Miller
Archive
Frustrated by an Unchangeable Agency? Change Anyway.
The ten Paradoxical Commandments of government - the reasons why changing your agency is so hard.
March 16, 2010
 · Ken Miller
Archive
Stop Complaining and Do It!
The three phases of any transformation
March 16, 2010
 · Ken Miller
Archive
Lean Government's Promise of Going 'Lean'
It's the latest, busiest trend in government management. Just don't call it a fad.
March 16, 2010
 · Ken Miller
Archive
Focus
Being an effective manager doesn't mean trying to tackle everything.
March 16, 2010
 · Ken Miller
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