Figuring out what ought to be done can be very difficult for any manager, public or private, but figuring out how to actually get it done and how to do it in a way that advances life goals is often even more difficult, as myriad ignored consultants’ reports and stalled bureaucratic careers can attest.  This unique book provides valuable advice for formulating, achieving and benefitting from governmental decisions.  Every aspiring government official should read it.

Michael E. Levine, NYU professor and former Dean of Yale School of Management