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Steve Goodrich

Steve Goodrich

Steve Goodrich is CEO of the Center of Organizational Excellence, vice chairman of the Association of Management Consulting Firms and a founding member of the Government Transformation Initiative.
Steve Goodrich is CEO of the Center of Organizational Excellence, vice chairman of the Association of Management Consulting Firms and a founding member of the Government Transformation Initiative.
Management

What Federal HR Could Learn from Tennessee’s Reforms

What the state has accomplished is remarkable and there are lessons for civil service reform.

Management

A Plan For Fiscal Reform

We need to stop, take a deep breath, and decide what business the government is in.

Management

Being a Federal Employee, Simplified

Everyone, while deserving respect, must be oriented toward serving the American people.

Management

Do Your Programs Still Fit?

Perhaps agency leaders should try them on for size.

Management

Imagine the Possibilities of Real HR Reform

The HR function costs the federal government just under $2,000 per civilian employee, compared with approximately $1,400 in the private sector.

Management

How to Respond to the President’s Management Agenda

Agencies should take a deliberate approach to this new opportunity.

Management

OPM Can Lead the Transformation of Government

Present circumstances have created a rare opportunity for the Office of Personnel Management.

Management

The Top 10 Silent Killers of Government Efficiency and Effectiveness

The Trump administration’s government reform initiative has gone quiet in the past few months.

Management

Reform Should Focus on Workforce Alignment, Not On Staffing Cuts

While reductions may be an outcome, they shouldn’t be the sole focus.

Management

How Trump’s Plan to Reorganize Government Could Work

We’ve seen this talk many times before, but done right, it could actually be successful.

Management

Here's Our Chance to Fix Government Once and for All

Landmark legislation would provide the real power needed to cut waste.

Management

5 Ways to Make Your Management Consultants More Effective

When you seek outside advice, the worst thing you can do is not listen.

Management

Nine Ways to Improve How Federal Leaders Get Things Done

A call to the new Congress.

Management

Cutting Red Tape: It's Time to Sweat the Small Stuff

Large program waste is easy to see, but don't overlook the daily complexities.

Management

5 Things Leaders Can Do Right Now to Make Government More Efficient

The inherent flaws go beyond labor, resources or technology.

Analysis

Leading the Charge

The answer to government’s fiscal woes is total transformation.

Management

Analysis: Addressing the fiscal cliff is not enough

We must transform the way government works.