Howard Risher is an independent consultant with 40 years of experience as a consultant and corporate manager of compensation and performance. Bill Wilder is owner of Wilder Consulting, Charlotte, NC. His firm provides a broad range of HR services, administrative reviews/investigations, and mediation services.

It is a management cliché to say that 'people are the greatest asset of an organization.' But only few public leaders internalize it; even fewer of them operationalize it. All of them should read this book. Howard Risher and William Wilder go beyond the clichés and give solid details for public leaders. In these difficult years ahead, this book will become an operational guide for serious leaders.

• Foreword Preface 1 Creating a Rewarding and Productive Work Environment in Government Agencies2 The High-Performance Work Environment 3 Motivation and Emotional Commitment4 Building a Leadership Team 5 Developing a Cadre of Effective Managers 6 Competing for Talent: Recruiting, Selection, and Onboarding7 Investing in Workforce Capabilities 8 Strategies for Managing Older Workers 9 Managing Agency and Executive Performance 10 Managing Employee Performance 11 Developing an Effective Compensation Program 12 Cash + Benefits = Total Compensation 13 Developing Productive Labor-Management Partnerships 14 Communication Is the Foundation for Improved Performance 15 Managing Special Government Occupations 16 Redefining the Role of HR 17 Good Government and Reform Index

Howard Risher is an independent consultant with 40 years of experience as a consultant and corporate manager of compensation and performance. Bill Wilder is owner of Wilder Consulting, Charlotte, NC. His firm provides a broad range of HR services, administrative reviews/investigations, and mediation services.

It is a management cliché to say that 'people are the greatest asset of an organization.' But only few public leaders internalize it; even fewer of them operationalize it. All of them should read this book. Howard Risher and William Wilder go beyond the clichés and give solid details for public leaders. In these difficult years ahead, this book will become an operational guide for serious leaders.

• Foreword Preface 1 Creating a Rewarding and Productive Work Environment in Government Agencies2 The High-Performance Work Environment 3 Motivation and Emotional Commitment4 Building a Leadership Team 5 Developing a Cadre of Effective Managers 6 Competing for Talent: Recruiting, Selection, and Onboarding7 Investing in Workforce Capabilities 8 Strategies for Managing Older Workers 9 Managing Agency and Executive Performance 10 Managing Employee Performance 11 Developing an Effective Compensation Program 12 Cash + Benefits = Total Compensation 13 Developing Productive Labor-Management Partnerships 14 Communication Is the Foundation for Improved Performance 15 Managing Special Government Occupations 16 Redefining the Role of HR 17 Good Government and Reform Index

Howard Risher is an independent consultant with 40 years of experience as a consultant and corporate manager of compensation and performance. Bill Wilder is owner of Wilder Consulting, Charlotte, NC. His firm provides a broad range of HR services, administrative reviews/investigations, and mediation services.

It is a management cliché to say that 'people are the greatest asset of an organization.' But only few public leaders internalize it; even fewer of them operationalize it. All of them should read this book. Howard Risher and William Wilder go beyond the clichés and give solid details for public leaders. In these difficult years ahead, this book will become an operational guide for serious leaders.

• Foreword Preface 1 Creating a Rewarding and Productive Work Environment in Government Agencies2 The High-Performance Work Environment 3 Motivation and Emotional Commitment4 Building a Leadership Team 5 Developing a Cadre of Effective Managers 6 Competing for Talent: Recruiting, Selection, and Onboarding7 Investing in Workforce Capabilities 8 Strategies for Managing Older Workers 9 Managing Agency and Executive Performance 10 Managing Employee Performance 11 Developing an Effective Compensation Program 12 Cash + Benefits = Total Compensation 13 Developing Productive Labor-Management Partnerships 14 Communication Is the Foundation for Improved Performance 15 Managing Special Government Occupations 16 Redefining the Role of HR 17 Good Government and Reform Index