Posted by
Tim Blessing on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 11:36:47 PM
Human Resources is an important part of any government or corporation.
If you don't have the right people in the key positions a leader/manager will have a harder time getting things done.
Washington had good people. Lincoln had good people. Both Roosevelts had good people.
Eisenhower had good people. Nixon had good foreign policy people. Reagan had a good white house staff in the first term and the second half of the second term.
Eisenhower's people never had a bod word to say about him.
Reagan's people had mixed opinions of him.
There are several forces at work in any selection process: The White House has to appeal to political forces based on gender, region, ideology, experience, and Congressional Input.
The four key posts in the next administration are Defense, AG, State, and Treasury.
The other cabinet departments are of secondary importance unless the President appoint's someone for future roles in the administration
Other appointments at the secondary level in an administration are usually picked by the Office of Presidential Personnel in the White House.
A President need's to be careful who he appoint's as director of presidential personnel.
Public Administration is taught by a lot of Universities at the Master's Level.
Public Administration experience come's on the campaign trail, in executive offices, and in lawmakers offices.
The Logistics of assembling an administration is not easy, but when a leader/manager take's an active interest in it. Then the work product of subordinates is better