Comments on: MANAGER SAYS BETTER MANAGEMENT NEEDED http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/manager_says_better_management_needed/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Sat, 22 Nov 2008 19:02:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: melvin toast http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/manager_says_better_management_needed/#comment-11942 melvin toast Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 /?p=4948#comment-11942 Actually it's not amazing. Aside from the fact that Clinton couldn't care less about the military, the military like any other government organization is a bureacracy. And bureacracies aren't known for their nimbleness. Seems to mean Rumsfeld has been talking about agility ever since they appointed the current JCS. Actually it's not amazing. Aside from the fact that Clinton couldn't care less about the military, the military like any other government organization is a bureacracy. And bureacracies aren't known for their nimbleness.

Seems to mean Rumsfeld has been talking about agility ever since they appointed the current JCS.

]]> By: James Joyner http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/manager_says_better_management_needed/#comment-11943 James Joyner Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 /?p=4948#comment-11943 MT, I wrote my dissertation on the topic. Yes, bureaucracies are resistant to change. And most of the blame goes to the Clinton team since they were in charge the longest. But Rummy hasn't made a lot of progress in his three years, either. MT,

I wrote my dissertation on the topic. Yes, bureaucracies are resistant to change. And most of the blame goes to the Clinton team since they were in charge the longest. But Rummy hasn't made a lot of progress in his three years, either.

]]> By: melvin toast http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/manager_says_better_management_needed/#comment-11944 melvin toast Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 /?p=4948#comment-11944 Three years isn't that long... especially when you're in the middle of fighting two wars. It can take a company more than 3 years to implement an enterprise integration system. It probably takes GM at least three years to close down a single plant. Even in a small company, changing the way people do things is hard, and takes time. --- Three years isn't that long... especially when you're in the
middle of fighting two wars. It can take a company more than 3 years to implement an enterprise integration system. It probably takes GM at least three years to close down a single plant. Even in a small company, changing the way people do things is hard, and takes time.

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