Learning the Ropes Insights for Political Appointees

Learning the Ropes: Insights for Political Appointees is geared to providing helpful advice to new political appointees on a variety of topics related to the challenge of managing in government. Chapters include advice of how to work well with career executives, how to work with congress and media, and how to effectively manage their own organization. A major theme throughout the book is that creating productive partnerships with career civil servants is crucial to the achievement of Administration goals and objectives. Published in cooperation with the IBM Center for the Business of Government.Abramson, Mark A. is the author of 'Learning the Ropes Insights for Political Appointees', published 2005 under ISBN 9780742549869 and ISBN 0742549860.