Bill Bott

Recent Articles

• Government Inefficiency? Blame Division-of-Labor Pains.
• Sep 15, 2010
• The roots of the problems with government processes go all the way back to Adam Smith.
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• The Same Motivational Posters
• Aug 20, 2010
• In their travels, Bill Bott and Ken Miller have learned a simple truth: all government buildings are basically the same, right down to the motivational poster.
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• Ever Get That Sinking Feeling?
• Aug 13, 2010
• The closure of the Defense Department's Business Transformation Agency is unfortunate, but too often these things fall into a pattern as predictable as the end of "Titanic."
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• Why Pipes?
• Aug 4, 2010
• This month, the Public Great blog looks at why government processes are like a series of pipes, and why they're so clogged up.
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• What the American Revolution Can Teach Us About Government Management
• Jul 2, 2010
• It's the Fourth of July. Let's blow something up.
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• Don't Put All Your Eggs in the Technology Basket
• Jun 21, 2010
• Technology didn't create the flawed processes and overly complicated systems that make government inefficient. So why do so many people think tech upgrades will fix those problems?
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• 'Lean' Me: Technology is not about Super Sizing Government
• May 3, 2010
• If you’re counting on technology to swoop in and save the day, you may be wasting a lot of hope, and a lot of money.
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• Consolidating? Bring Coffee, Snacks and a Cot
• Apr 30, 2010
• A personal take on the merits of IT consolidation in government.

• A Personal Reader on Management, Change and Technology in Government
• Apr 29, 2010
• Here is the essential digest of articles that reflect my view of the world -- or at least that part of it that relates to government, technology and management. If Public Great is a buffet of new ideas, here is a sampler plate: