Shelley Metzenbaum

Recent Articles

• Measuring Efficiency Efficiently
• Jul 1, 2009
• Such mandates often waste money on calculations that reveal little.
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• Intergovernmental Intelligence
• Apr 22, 2009
• Oversight of stimulus spending is important, but just as critical is sharing knowledge and experiences

• Better Budget Talk
• Jan 21, 2009
• Performance reporting offers a better way to explain painful trade-offs.

• Communicating the Counts
• Sep 17, 2008
• Performance measures needn't be feared. Publicizing the data in the right way can benefit government agencies and the public.

• Dare to Compare
• Jun 11, 2008
• Resistance to comparison is understandable, but unfortunate and self-defeating. When done well, writes Shelley Metzenbaum, comparison is a powerful tool for improving performance.

• Goal Power
• Feb 27, 2008
• A well-framed goal has tremendous power in driving government accomplishments to new heights. So, asks Shelley Metzenbaum, what makes some goals effective performance drivers and others ineffective?

• Irksome Incentives
• Oct 24, 2007
• Government agencies need to get smarter about how to implement individual and organizational incentives, writes Shelley Metzenbaum.

• Count Your Blessings? Sure, But Count Your Problems Too
• Jul 18, 2007
• Government agencies that embrace problems rather than avoid them turn out to be highly effective, writes Shelley Metzenbaum.

• Take the Time to Ask the Time
• Apr 11, 2007
• By "time stamping" data, government managers can use that data to operate their programs more effectively and efficiently.