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Character is key: Leadership excellence in the public sector
In a disrupted world, public sector leadership is getting harder. New McKinsey research shows how excellent leaders are rising to the challenge: They make purpose their engine and character their compass. Leading a public department or agency is famously difficult, and it’s only getting harder.
Lessons for US deputy secretaries on effective federal management
Five core practices can help federal leaders handle management challenges and achieve tangible impact in their roles. A bipartisan law passed in 2011 established a new management role within US federal agencies: the chief operating officer (COO), which is generally undertaken by agencies’ deputy secretaries.
Lecciones para los subsecretarios estadounidenses sobre la gestión federal eficaz
Cinco prácticas fundamentales pueden ayudar a los líderes federales a afrontar los retos de gestión y lograr un impacto tangible en sus funciones. Una ley bipartidista aprobada en 2011 estableció una nueva función de gestión dentro de las agencias federales estadounidenses: la de director de operaciones (chief operating officer, o COO), que suelen desempeñar los subsecretarios de las agencias.
Lições de gestão federal eficaz para secretários adjuntos dos EUA
Cinco práticas fundamentais podem ajudar os líderes federais a enfrentar desafios de gestão e causar um impacto palpável durante o exercício do cargo. Uma lei bipartidária aprovada em 2011 criou um novo cargo de gestão nos órgãos federais dos EUA: o de COO (Chief Operating Officer, ou diretor de operações), geralmente assumido pelo secretário adjunto do órgão.
Bounce Back Better: Four Keys to Disaster Resilience in U.S. Communities
This essay is part of a continuing publication series for the Global Crisis & Resilience Forum led by Juliette Kayyem, Faculty Chair of the Belfer Center’s Homeland Security Program. The forum is supported by McKinsey & Company. The ideas in these essays are the independent product of the authors. Introduction Weather and climate disasters are becoming more frequent, wide-ranging, severe, and costly.
AI and Power
AI is a lot of things, but it's fundamentally a power-enhancing technology. It's like having employees, or assistants, or minions -- or Minions. Maybe they're competent, maybe they're not. But they allow their controllers do to more, faster, and maybe sometimes even better.
Generative AI: The Government's Next Act - A New Era of Possibilities and Perils
Please join the Belfer Center’s Defense, Emerging Technology, and Strategy Program (DETS) for “Generative AI: The Government's Next Act - A New Era of Possibilities and Perils” led by LTC Thom Kenney on Tuesday, September 17th at 3:00 PM in the Ellwood Democracy Lab (Rubenstein-414AB). Refreshments will be served. Generative AI is on the cusp of revolutionizing how governments operate and interact with their citizens.
Generative AI is set to transform crisis management
In November, U.S. emergency managers will address – for the first time - using AI to improve national emergency preparedness and response systems during their annual conference. Generative AI presents transformative potential, especially in disaster preparedness and response, and recovery.
Building resilience: The history and future of US crisis management
The crisis management community has made great progress on building resilience in the past two decades, but much work remains to prepare for a future of more frequent and damaging disasters. Two decades have passed since the tragic events of 9/11 and the subsequent implementation of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.
Building resilience: The history and future of US crisis management
Two decades have passed since the tragic events of 9/11 and the subsequent implementation of the Homeland Security Act of 2002. This landmark legislation spurred the largest reorganization of the US federal government since the National Security Act of 1947, uniting the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) with 21 other organizations under the newly created Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
An interview with Patricia Cogswell of the US Transportation Security Administration
Our society faces challenges today that are in many ways unparalleled. As global travel has increased, so too has the risk of terrorist and criminal threats. Roughly four billion people travel every day, yet global capacity and resources to combat terrorist and other threats to travelers remain limited. As new and advanced technologies evolve, our choices and our approaches must change. Managers and leaders in this field require a broad perspective and a comprehensive worldview.
From the private sector to public service: What ex-US corporate executives need to know
Incoming US presidents appoint up to 4,000 highly qualified individuals from a variety of backgrounds to serve on teams that will lead and execute their administrations’ priorities. Many of those individuals will come from the private sector with a strong willingness to serve their country but little to no government experience. The differences in serving in the private and public sectors are immense. In the US government, the customers are around 330 million citizens.
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