ERIC Number: ED388764
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1995
Pages: 52
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: ISBN-0-914341-42-1
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Available Date: N/A
Paths to Performance: A Seven State Focus. State Challenge Grant Conferences on Strategies for Change.
Walters, Jonathan
This document contains reports summarizing the highlights of seven state forums that were held in fall 1994, modeled after the 1993 national forum on "Hard Truths/Tough Choices: An Agenda for State and Local Reform." The following conferences are summarized: "Reinventing New Jersey: Innovative Approaches under Fiscal Pressure" (Princeton, New Jersey, October 12, 1994); "The Oklahoma Forum on High-Performance Government" (Edmond, Oklahoma, October 14 1994); "Creating a High-Performance Workforce in Virginia" (Richmond, Virginia, October 25, 1994); "Innovation at Work: Best Practices and Strategies for California State Managers and Supervisors" (Sacramento, California, November 14-15, 1994); "The Indiana Forum on High-Performance Government" (Indianapolis, Indiana, November 17-18, 1994); "Enhancing Career Development Opportunities for Illinois State Employees" (Bloomingdale, Illinois, December 7-8, 1994); and "Developing Texas State and Local Partnerships for the Public's Health" (Austin, Texas, December 12-13, 1994). All the reports include key points of discussion/debate and numerous examples of innovation in action. Seven needs were identified and discussed at all the conferences: give executives authority to act and hold them accountable for the results; give front-line workers more say in how they do their jobs and the training they need to perform; set aside labor-management conflicts and work together on solving problems; consolidate redundant government operations and eliminate outdated ones; allow public sector employers to exercise their judgment in accomplishing governmental goals; reform key "control" systems in government; and blunt/manage the media's broadly negative impact on government innovation efforts. (MN)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Development, Career Education, Change Strategies, Conferences, Educational Opportunities, Employment Practices, Financial Support, Government Employees, Government School Relationship, Governmental Structure, Health Promotion, Innovation, Partnerships in Education, Postsecondary Education, Secondary Education, State Federal Aid, State Government, Statewide Planning, Supervisory Methods, Vocational Education
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Collected Works - Proceedings
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Florence and John Schumann Foundation, Montclair, NJ.; Carnegie Corp. of New York, NY.; Ford Foundation, New York, NY.
Authoring Institution: State Univ. of New York, Albany. Nelson A. Rockefeller Inst. of Government.
Identifiers - Location: California; Illinois; Indiana; New Jersey; Oklahoma; Texas; Virginia
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Author Affiliations: N/A