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Esri Publishes Smarter Government Workbook by Martin O’Malley
Esri, announced the publication of Smarter
Government Workbook: A 14-Week Implementation Guide to Governing for Resultsby former Maryland governor Martin O’Malley. The book distills the lessons from his previous book, Smarter Government: How to Govern for Results in the Information Age, and concisely presents an interactive, easy-to-follow, proven 14-week plan any government can follow to achieve strategic performance management. The workbook enables readers to devise a framework to • Gather and share timely, accurate information. • Rapidly deploy resources. • Build leadership and collaboration. • Develop and refine effective strategic goals and key performance indicators. • Assess results.
In Smarter Government, O’Malley drew on his deep experience in implementing performance measurement and management (“Stat”) systems at the city and state levels in Baltimore and Maryland. As a result of these policies, the region experienced the biggest crime reduction of any big city in American history; the reversal of a 300-year decline in the health of the Chesapeake Bay; and schools ranked number one in the US for five years in a row. “Recently we lost track of the important roles governors play,” said O’Malley. “They hold a unified command and get ahead of a fast-moving crisis. These are the leadership skills that save lives when a crisis hits.” Now, leaders can take these tested solutions and apply them to their own government organizations in less than four months’ time. Smarter Government Workbook is a practical, hands-on companion to Smarter Government and for realizing the promise of Stat. 14
