Caught Between the Dog and the Fireplug, or How to Survive Public Service / Edition 1

Caught Between the Dog and the Fireplug, or How to Survive Public Service / Edition 1

by Kenneth Ashworth
ISBN-10:
0878408479
ISBN-13:
9780878408474
Pub. Date:
06/28/2001
Publisher:
Georgetown University Press
ISBN-10:
0878408479
ISBN-13:
9780878408474
Pub. Date:
06/28/2001
Publisher:
Georgetown University Press
Caught Between the Dog and the Fireplug, or How to Survive Public Service / Edition 1

Caught Between the Dog and the Fireplug, or How to Survive Public Service / Edition 1

by Kenneth Ashworth
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Overview

Replete with practical advice for anyone considering a career in federal, state, or local government, Caught Between the Dog and the Fireplug, or How to Survive Public Service conveys what life is really like in a public service job. The book is written as a series of lively, entertaining letters of advice from a sympathetic uncle to a niece or nephew embarking on a government career.
The book will interest students and teachers of public administration, public affairs, policy development, leadership, or higher education administration. Ashworth's advice will also appeal to anyone who has ever been caught in a tight spot will working in government service.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780878408474
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Publication date: 06/28/2001
Series: Texts and Teaching/Politics, Policy, Administration Series
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 224
Sales rank: 398,437
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Kenneth Ashworth is adjunct professor at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin and visiting scholar at the George Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University. Among his many positions in public service, he served as Texas Commissioner of Higher Education.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

October: Working with politicians

November: Working with the press

December: Learning from your boss

January: Dealing with unpleasant and difficult people

February: More on unpleasant people

March: Subordinate leadership, getting help from above

April: Taking the initiative, or risk taking inside government

May: The kinds of pressures and influence used on you

September: Relations with a governing board

October: More on governing boards

November: Bona fide bureaucratic behavior

December: "Walking with kings"

January: Delegating, or working for your subordinates

February: Ethics and morality in public service

March: A few thoughts on leadership

April: A summing up

What People are Saying About This

Charles B. Reed

I would recommend this book to any student of public service. Kenneth Ashworth tells it like it is, using a rich collection of experience, anecdotes, and lessons in the real-life workings of our government.

Bill Hobby

Kenneth Ashworth's letters...are a wonderful, witty, and literate distillation of a distinguished career in public service.

From the Publisher

"Kenneth Ashworth's letters...are a wonderful, witty, and literate distillation of a distinguished career in public service." -- Bill Hobby, former Lieutenant Governor of Texas and former Chancellor of the University of Houston System

"I would recommend this book to any student of public service. Kenneth Ashworth tells it like it is, using a rich collection of experience, anecdotes, and lessons in the real-life workings of our government." -- Charles B. Reed, Chancellor, California State University

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