Really, You Can

There appears to be a total lack of trust in our government systems and there has to be some level of trust for any public management to be successful. The lack of trust in any organizational system conflicts with the risk taking and initiative needed to be effective managers. I love Marc Zegan’s quote about "rule‑obsessed organizations turn the timid into cowards and the bold into outlaws.” The point is that any government system, whether traditional public administration or New Public Management really relies on trust to function effectively and that there will need to be a change in the theoretical mindset of Americans.