This is the title of a nice article by Anthony Scaramucci that appeared in the Wall Street Journal on May 16th.<\/p>\n
We don’t even have any substantive criticism of the article, for a change, other than to add that he is a turnaround artist, having bought many of his properties below market value and turned them around, profiting handsomely. It’s what we all aspire to do; we’ve done it with several companies.<\/p>\n
The government clearly needs to think more entrepreneurially. Many of the agencies have lost sight of their original mission, which might be shrouded in the mists of time.<\/p>\n
The EPA, for example,\u00a0has probably outlived a lot of its original mission. Sure, we need clean air, clean water and better fuel economy, but do we need mandates?<\/p>\n
Commerce is just as vital as it was, but needs to be more pro-business. Lower taxes, although we don’t have the financial resources anymore to lower them much without major cuts in spending, which can be done.<\/p>\n
Health and Human Services? Again, much of what they do is either going away (Obamacare) or will be substantial modified. The mission really needs to be rethought.<\/p>\n
The Department of Defense is certainly vital, but needs to be rethought. Readiness to fight needs to be a lot better. Let’s put performance metrics on the Air Force, Navy and Army; years ago, we did it through a Total Quality Leadership program, and it worked very well. Prune out a lot of middle managers, both civilian and military, to match the force reductions.<\/p>\n
So, have at it Donald. Another point of differentiation from Hildary Hoo Hah. You weren’t going to get many votes in and around Washington DC anyway.’<\/p>\n
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This is the title of a nice article by Anthony Scaramucci that appeared in the Wall Street Journal on May 16th. We don’t even have any substantive criticism of the article, for a change, other than to add that he … Continue reading