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Polite Revolutionary: Lessons from an Uncivil Servant
Polite Revolutionary Lessons from an Uncivil Servant Author:Bob Stone Polite Revolutionary is a reflection on Bob Stone's thirty years as a revolutionary in government, twenty-four at the Pentagon and six at the White House leading Al Gore's initiative to reinvent government. He ran into bureaucracy and into greatness in government. This book is about both, and about how leaders can move their organizations fro... more »m one to the other. The book will be useful to anyone in, or considering entering, public service. It tells Bob's entertaining story, organized in fifteen main themes, each the subject of a chapter. The chapters are arranged in a rough chronological order: the book starts with Bob's entrance into public service without a clue about what to expect. It describes his "re-education" as he unlearns practically everything he thought he knew about management. It goes on to describe colorfully his experience at the White House running Al Gore's reinventing government project, and ends by summing up what he learned about leadership.« less