Articles Written about HPO in Local Jurisdictions:

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Becoming and Remaining a High-Performing Organization | icma.org

(2024)

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Leaning into the Future: Six Steps for Creating a Leadership Development and Learning Program in Your Organization | icma.org

(2023)

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High Performance in Local Government, Part 1: Creating a Culture for Higher Organizational Performance | icma.org

(2021)

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High Performance in Local Government, Part 2: Organizational Clarity | icma.org

(2021)

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High Performance in Local Government, Part 3: Leadership Philosophy | icma.org

(2021)

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High Performance in Local Government, Part 4: The Work of Leadership | icma.org

(2021)

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High Performance in Local Government, Part 5: Changing Organizational Habits Using a Parallel Organization | icma.org

(2021)

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High Performance in Local Government, Part 6: Growing Culture, Cultivating Change | icma.org

(2021)

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The Trusted Leader: Building the Relationships that Make Government Work (“Building High-Performance Organizations,” Chapter 6, is by John Pickering and Gerald Brokaw.)

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​​Brokaw, Gerald S. and John M. Mullins.  “In Pursuit Of Higher Performance: The Integration Of The High Performance Organization (HPO) Diagnostic / Change Model And The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA).” A two part article published in The Public Manager Winter 2006 and Spring, 2007.

 

Pickering, J.W. and Matson, R.E. "Why Executive Development Programs (Alone) Don't Work." Training and Development Journal, (May 1992), pp. 91-95. A later 2010 revision of this article is available.

 

Porter, T., Pickering, J.W., and Brokaw, G.S. "Building High-Performance Organizations for the Twenty-First Century: Lessons from Charleston Naval Shipyard."  Project Management College, NAVSEA07, January 1995.  A later 2005 revision of this article is available.

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Dissertations Written about HPO in Local Governments​

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Improving Organizational Culture and Employee Engagement in Local Government: A Guide for City and County Managers, Joe Mazzola

 

 

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