Yup. Big org problems, but specifically big govt org problems. Perhaps also:
5. Systems thinking - To cut though and optimize across organizations requires government "consultants" who can apply systems thinking. They become temporary experts in an area by listening to and gathering feedback from those inside and their stakeholders/customers. It would require a massive org of consultants to address the gigantic US government that is necessary by the scale and scope of America's needs.
6. A panel of wise, benevolent (rather than spiteful/malicious/ignorant) dictators who can make organizational changes the organization itself cannot. This, rather than than politically, keeps the focus on mission and effectiveness rather than political fashions.
7. No more political appointees when it comes to public administration.
8. Perhaps some sort of performance review including an anonymous vote of confidence/no confidence in leadership that has sway in hire/fire decision and keeps managers accountable to deliver for the org. (I'm inherently suspicious of layers upon layers of management unless there is a clear organizational need based on the scale and division of labor involved.)
And, for bonus points, perhaps the US should transition to a method of choosing public administrators including the chief executive by sortition every 2 or 4 years.
5. Systems thinking - To cut though and optimize across organizations requires government "consultants" who can apply systems thinking. They become temporary experts in an area by listening to and gathering feedback from those inside and their stakeholders/customers. It would require a massive org of consultants to address the gigantic US government that is necessary by the scale and scope of America's needs.
6. A panel of wise, benevolent (rather than spiteful/malicious/ignorant) dictators who can make organizational changes the organization itself cannot. This, rather than than politically, keeps the focus on mission and effectiveness rather than political fashions.
7. No more political appointees when it comes to public administration.
8. Perhaps some sort of performance review including an anonymous vote of confidence/no confidence in leadership that has sway in hire/fire decision and keeps managers accountable to deliver for the org. (I'm inherently suspicious of layers upon layers of management unless there is a clear organizational need based on the scale and division of labor involved.)
And, for bonus points, perhaps the US should transition to a method of choosing public administrators including the chief executive by sortition every 2 or 4 years.