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Peter H. Daly

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Great Expectations

June 11, 2008 On the evening of Nov. 4, as the nation awaits the presidential election results, the best senior leaders in the federal bureaucracy already will have spent many months considering the effect that a new administration will have on the organizations and programs they administer. Many others, however, will have delayed ...

Great Expectations

June 1, 2008 Plan now for the presidential transition to guard against false starts in the new term. On the evening of Nov. 4, as the nation awaits the presidential election results, the best senior leaders in the federal bureaucracy already will have spent many months considering the effect that a new administration ...

Into the Fishbowl

August 1, 2006 Forget about business-leading in the public eye brings a whole new set of hurdles and measures. Business and government leadership are alike only in their least important aspects, Roy Ash, former head of Litton Industries and one-time director of the Office of Management and Budget, once said. Going from business ...

Moving Up

June 1, 2006 Seven ways to prepare for executive leadership. Oscar Wilde once wrote that experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes. Mistakes have consequences beyond teaching a lesson; they can be costly to a career. Acquiring the skills and knowledge needed for senior- level responsibilities, while avoiding costly mistakes, requires ...