Manager’s Choice

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Bob Behn's Manager's Choice

Merging Two Agencies

A Threat to the Team

The Frustrating HR Culture

Changing the Cops

Leading Without Authority

Saving the Airport

Feuding Fiefdoms

The Efficiency Task Force

The Low-Bid Trap

The Flex-Time Conundrum

The Tyranny of E-Mail

Big Cuts, Big Pain

Grief and the Grievance Process

Coping with Lame-Duckitis

The Tormenting Talent Turnover

Failure and the Big IT Project

Those Stupid Procurement Rules

The Performance Contracting Challenge

The Vacuous Job Description

Return of the Goof-Off

Coping with Political Pressure

The Mediocrity Challenge

When an Employee Is a Crook

Speeding Up a Bureaucracy

Firing a Goof-Off

Personnel Blues

Fixing a Broken DMV

Of Stars and Losers

Too Many Firehouses