{"product_id":"9781422166369","title":"If We Can Put a Man on the Moon... Getting Big Things Done in Government","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe American people are frustrated with their government-dismayed by a series of high-profile failures (Iraq, Katrina, the financial meltdown) that seems to just keep getting longer. Yet our nation has a proud history of great achievements: victory in World War II, our national highway system, welfare reform, the moon landing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe need more successes like these to reclaim government's legacy of competence. In If We Can Put a Man on the Moon, William Eggers and John O'Leary explain how to do it. The key? Understand-and avoid-the common pitfalls that trip up public-sector leaders during the journey from idea to results.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors identify pitfalls including:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-The Partial Map Trap: Fumbling handoffs throughout project execution\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-The Tolstoy Syndrome: Seeing only the possibilities you want to see\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Design-Free Design: Designing policies for passage through the legislature, not for implementation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-The Overconfidence Trap: Creating unrealistic budgets and timelines\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-The Complacency Trap: Failing to recognize that a program needs change\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt a time of unprecedented challenges, this book, with its abundant examples and hands-on advice, is the essential guide to making our government work better. A must-read for every public official, this book will be of interest to anyone who cares about the future of democracy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harvard Business Review Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47053632143600,"sku":"9781422166369","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781422166369_p0.jpg?v=1769898402","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781422166369","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}