Managing Government Employees

Acknowledgments

This book was written under unusually difficult circumstances and would not have been completed without the love and support of a wide variety of people.

First of all, I would like to thank my editor, Adrienne Hickey, for her knowledge, encouragement, flexibility, and commitment to this project. She has been a tremendous help to me. Also, I would like to thank both Barry Richardson and Jim Bessent from AMACOM for their able assistance. They certainly made my job easier. Lastly, I would like to thank Pamela A. Posey, D.B.A., for her continued guidance and perspective. Pam, you have taught me more than you could possibly know.

I’ve had many excellent mentors in the field of human resources management, including Herman Greenspan, ...