Special Edition of The Business of Government Hour – Insights on Leadership, Mindset, and Thriving on Disruption
April 22, 2024
How can the U.S. federal government rebuild its digital capabilities and truly transform how government does business? What is the difference between learning while doing and learning by doing? How can government agencies become more adaptive and thrive on disruption. Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with thought leaders interviewed this year on The Business of Government Hour.
What are the characteristics of an entrepreneurial mindset? How can government and entrepreneurial ventures work together to address significant challenges facing us today? What does a thriving “venture meets mission” ecosystem look like and what is the future of government-venture arrangements? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Arun Gupta, co-author of VENTURE MEETS MISSION: Aligning People, Purpose, and Profit to Innovate and Transform Society on a Special Edition of The Business of Government Hour.
Leadership Insights: A Conversation with Jacqueline Carter
October 31, 2022
What are the qualities of an effective leader? How can leaders transform how they lead? What tools and methods can help leaders be more effective? Join Host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Jacqueline Carter, co-author of Compassionate Leadership: How to Do Hard Things in Human Ways.
What does the director of GSA’s Technology Transformation Services do? What are the best ways we can reimagine the delivery of digital government services? What has been the impact of innovation across the federal government? Join Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with former government executive Dave Zvenyach on a Special Edition of The Business of Government Hour.
Maria Roat, Deputy Federal Chief Information Officer, OMB
August 16, 2021
What is next for IT modernization and digital transformation within the U.S. federal government? Will there be changes to the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF)? How can federal technology transform the way government agencies operate and deliver services. Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Maria Roat, Deputy Federal Chief Information Officer, Office of Management and Budget.
How has the management landscape of the federal government changed over the last 30 years? What lessons can be learned from the past to inform future strategies? Join host Michael Keegan next week for a Special Edition of The Business of Government Hour highlighting some of the most significant management efforts that have transformed how government does business.
Erwin Rademaker, Program Manager with the Port of Rotterdam Authority
September 30, 2019
How is the Port of Rotterdam pursing its digital transformation strategy? What exactly is a “digital twin”? How can the use of digital twins be applied to other government agencies and mission areas? I explored these questions and more with Erwin Rademaker, Program Manager with the Port of Rotterdam Authority who joined me and my cohost Sreeram Visvanathan, IBM Global Managing Director for Government, Healthcare & Life Sciences from the SPADE conference for an insightful and in-depth discussion.
Her Excellency Dr. Rauda Al Saadi, Director General, Abu Dhabi’s Smart Solutions and Services Authority
November 26, 2018
What is Abu Dhabi’s digital transformation strategy? How is Abu Dhabi’s Smart Solutions and Services Authority changing how citizens engage with government? Join host Michael Keegan on a special edition of The Business of Government Hour – Global Thought Leadership series with Her Excellency Dr. Rauda Al Saadi, Director General, Abu Dhabi’s Smart Solutions and Services Authority.
Joe Klimavicz, Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Justice
September 17, 2018
What are the key IT priorities of the U.S. Department of Justice? How is the DOJ going from IT Modernization to its Transformation? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Joe Klimavicz, Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
Transforming Government Through Technology with Dan Chenok and Haynes Cooney. How can technology transform the way government does business? How can the federal government reduce costs and improve services by adapting private sector cost reduction strategies and technologies? What are those specific cost reduction strategies? Join us as we explore these questions and more.
In the case of Robert Gates, the report focuses on his efforts to transform weapons procurement at DOD. Upon returning to government in 2006 as secretary of defense, Gates concluded that he had an opportunity to rein in the cost of defense weapons procurements and halt the production of unneeded weapons.
In the case of Francis Collins, the report focuses on his efforts to transform NIH by creating a new institute, the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, which Collins believed would serve as a catalyst to change the culture of NIH. Collins sought to enhance NIH’s capability to translate its knowledge in addressing what the public needs from drugs and treatment.
Professor Lambright found many similarities in the challenges faced by Gates and Collins, as well as their effective responses to these challenges. Lambright concludes that experience and leadership skills really do matter, and that both leaders set clear goals and offered clarity as to means. The report also describes how both overcame opposition to their transformation initiatives.
As noted above, this report builds upon prior research by the IBM Center for The Business of Government on the crucial topics of leadership and transformation. In 2011, the IBM Center published A Leader’s Guide to Transformation: Developing a Playbook for Successful Change Initiatives by Robert A. F. Reisner.
Forging Governmental Change is the sixth report prepared by Professor Lambright for the IBM Center. In 2002, Professor Lambright chronicled the experience of Francis Collins, then director of the National Human Genome Research Institute, in his report Managing “Big Science:” A Case Study of the Human Genome Project. Lambright’s research for the IBM Center also includes leadership case studies of three recent administrators of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Dan Goldin (2001), Sean O’Keefe (2005), and Michael Griffin (2009).
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