Bill Bott

Recent Articles

• Remembering Tom Clements
• Mar 25, 2013
• The leader of Colorado’s prison system, who was killed last week, was a hero to communities that probably never knew his name.
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• It’s Not Rocket Science
• Mar 11, 2013
• IT isn’t the solution to all our problems, and it shouldn’t take a rocket scientist to see that NASA should postpone liftoff for its new procurement system.
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• Epic Technology Failures
• Feb 22, 2013
• There are many, but tracking software -- which various government agencies make use of every day -- is one of the biggest.
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• A TV-Inspired New Year's Resolution for Improving Government Services
• Jan 10, 2013
• Reality TV reveals the problems with government services, but how do we fix them?
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• Fear and Loathing in Chicago
• Sep 20, 2012
• Management lessons from the teachers' strike.
• 7 Comments

• Management Fads in Government Come and Go
• Sep 11, 2012
• But black belts, "Lean" t-shirts and TQM posters are forever. Well, not really.
• 12 Comments

• Putting Olympic Passion to Work
• Aug 13, 2012
• The Games may be over, but public workers must still find the drive to go for the gold.
• 6 Comments

• Spam and Spam a Lot
• Aug 2, 2012
• The false hopes of unnecessary solutions can drown out meaningful conversation about how to fix government processes.
• 7 Comments

• Governments and the Hail Mary Pass
• Jun 21, 2012
• Good management is a four-quarter commitment, not a last-ditch effort.

• Government Scandals: Why We Shouldn't Overreact
• May 15, 2012
• Recent abuses in the GSA, the Secret Service and the ICE are reprehensible. But they're no reason to overhaul government policies.
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• Improving Government Management: Time to Get Radical
• Apr 11, 2012
• Stop thinking about the work involved in a given task, and start thinking about everything else.
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• 'Bad Idea Jeans': Why Do Governments Keep Making the Same Management Mistakes?
• Mar 26, 2012
• States and localities keep trying on the same pair of pants and expecting them to fit differently.
• 5 Comments

• The 'Paper Pipe' and the 'Practical Pipe'
• Feb 14, 2012
• Part 2 of the tale of the overworked social worker.
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• The People Aren't the Problem
• Feb 8, 2012
• A Case Study of One Public Employee
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• Unresolved
• Jan 10, 2012
• Resolutions were meant to be broken. Here are two that government needs to break this year.
• 2 Comments