Handbook of Federal Government Leadership and Administration

David H. Rosenbloom is a Distinguished Professor of Public Administration in the School of Public Affairs at American University, USA.Patrick S. Malone is a Professor and the Director of Key Executive Leadership Programs in the School of Public Affairs at American University, USA.Bill Valdez is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Public Affairs at American University, USA. He is also a Senior Vice President at an international consulting firm that specializes in energy, environment and science/technology policy.

• 1. The Bureaucratic Landscape: Origin and Implications for the Federal LeaderPatrick S. Malone2. Federal Administrative Leadership in the American Political SystemRobert F. Durant3. Theory & Practice in Federal Government Executive Branch Leadership & Administration: Developing Rigorous Approaches to Effective GovernmentBill Valdez4. Leadership and Management: The Use of Distributed Power and Influence in a Changing Federal GovernmentAndrew Rahaman5. Leadership Development: An Investment Necessary to Increase Federal Employee Engagement and Federal Government ProductivityRobert M. Tobias6. Administering and Leading in the Federal Government: The Need for an Adaptive Leadership Approach for 21st Century LeadersRuth Zaplin and Bill Valdez7. Leading with IntegrityDonald G. Zauderer8. Communicating to Drive Engagement and TrustAngelo Ioffreda9. A Review of Federal Government Reform Initiatives since the Passage of the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993Nancy Kingsbury10. Change Management in Federal Government OrganizationsRuth S. Wagner11. Leading in the Context of Constitutional Government Joseph V. Kaplan12. Understanding the Federal Budget: Where Policy Meets MoneyNeile L. Miller13. Emerging Challenges for Federal Government LeadersData as an Asset - Big Data: Lost in SpaceJoyce HunterWorkforce Analytics: Data-Driven Human Capital ManagementAnita BlairCultivating Resilience: A Modern Day Organizational ImperativeDavid A. Bray and Charles R. RathDo’s and Don’ts of Social Media in the Federal GovernmentKim Mosser KnappThe Entrepreneurial Species within the Federal Government Innovation EcosystemAvery Sen

"The editors have assembled a first-rate group of contributors to assess the enduring questions about federal executive branch leadership and bureaucratic service in America. The authors’ mix of academic and practical experience provides the reader a nice balance of perspectives. They recognize that effective federal bureaucratic leadership is more important than ever." – Paul Teske, University of Colorado Denver, USA