Re: Theory of Perverse Government Tangents (fwd)

2003-06-02 Thread fabio guillermo rojas
Not sure if this made it... fabio > While it may appear that the Warnick Theory of Perverse Government Tangents > has thus been born full grown, it is nevertheless recognized that > improvements or amplifications may be possible. They are welcome. > Walt Warnick Sorry, Walt.

Re: Theory of Perverse Government Tangents

2003-06-01 Thread Rodney F Weiher
), MBO (Management by Objectives), ZBB (Zero Based Budgeting), and currently PBM (Performance Based Management). There was one other during Bush 1 but I can't remember the acronym. Maybe Dr. Warnick does. Rodney Weiher "Warnick, Walter" wrote: > The Warnick Theory of Perverse G

Re: Theory of Perverse Government Tangents

2003-05-31 Thread fabio guillermo rojas
> While it may appear that the Warnick Theory of Perverse Government Tangents > has thus been born full grown, it is nevertheless recognized that > improvements or amplifications may be possible. They are welcome. > Walt Warnick Sorry, Walt. You've been beaten to the punch

Re: Theory of Perverse Government Tangents

2003-05-31 Thread Dave Undis
Those of us who have been in Business a long time note that, repeatedly, Business goes off on perverse tangents, just like Government does. The Undis Corollary to The Warwick Theory of Perverse Government Tangents explains that perverse tangents are created and grown in Business using the same

Re: Theory of Perverse Government Tangents

2003-05-31 Thread Fred Foldvary
> 3) To make it appear that the overseer is pursuing a remedy rather than > simply criticizing, the overseer institutes new procedures that in no > real way improve the root concern, > Walt Warnick But why does he get away with this? There must be a permissive and supportive superstructure prov

Theory of Perverse Government Tangents

2003-05-31 Thread Warnick, Walter
The Warnick Theory of Perverse Government Tangents: Those of us who have been in Government a long time, note that, repeatedly, Government goes off on perverse tangents. Perverse tangents are tasks that Government line organizations are directed to pursue at all costs and under tremendous