"Naked Emperors" by Scot Faulkner - "The Failure of the Republican Revolution"
Item Number: 205
Time Left: CLOSED
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"Scot Faulkner advises corporations and governments on how to save billions of dollars by achieving dramatic and sustainable cost reductions while improving operational and service excellence. He served as the Chief Administrative Officer of the U.S. House of Representatives. He also served on the White House Staff, and as an Executive Branch Appointee. Mr. Faulkner’s private sector experience includes serving as Global Practice Leader for the American Management Association and Vice President of Philip Crosby Associates. Mr. Faulkner earned a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from American University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Government from Lawrence University. He studied at the London School of Economics and Georgetown University. He serves as an advisor on Executive Programs for the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland and is a member of their Center for Leadership Innovation and Change. He is the Vice President of Shepherd University’s George Washington Institute of Living Ethics."
Endorsements and Reviews:
"All of those who have worked to make this Congress more accountable to the taxpaying public are owed a debt of gratitude and Scot Faulkner's name should be at the top of that list."- James Lafferty
"Thank you for your advice and counsel. You have a wonderful insight and grasp of what it takes to be successful."- Representative Toby Roth
"I have seen other private sector organizations accomplish efforts of similar scale and effectiveness, but even those are rare. To have it occur in the public sector with all the special problems you described, plus many more as well, makes your accomplishment quite unique."- David Luther, American Society for Quality Control
"You played a critical role in the Republican-led efforts to dramatically reform the policies and practices of the House. In embracing this challenge, you boldly stepped forward to recommend reforms to update the procedures of the House , making it run more like a business. Your unwavering commitment to downsizing, privatizing and changing the culture of the House led to significant change, including substantial saving for the American taxpayers. Your vision of change has been instrumental in laying the foundation necessary to more effectively and efficiently move the House into the next century."- Speaker Newt Gingrich
"You have solidified your reputation for managerial efficiency, first here in the White House, and subsequently in the General Services Administration. By working to make the Federal government more efficient, you have helped me fulfill one of the most important promises we made to the American people in 1980, and I want to thank you personally for a job well done."- President Ronald Reagan
"I will never forget the seriousness and devoted effort you brought to your job."- Gerald Carmen, GSA Administrator
"From you early days in the Reagan Administration on, you've had nothing but success in government and the Republican Party, which is better off as a result of your service. Bravo."- Ambassador Richard S. Williamson
"We appreciate the creative approaches you, and your colleagues, are employing to serve the nation's pressing social needs...you are a select group of innovators."- Ford Foundation - Innovations in American Government
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REVIEWS:
"Should an electoral tidal wave engulf Republicans in this year's Congressional elections, Scot Faulkner's 2008 book Naked Emperors: The Failure of the Republican Revolution likely will become required reading for activists as they stage the expected turnaround attempt that occurs every 4 to 8 years. But the points made by my friend Scot Faulkner about the failure of Congressional and Executive Branch oversight are totally applicable to both parties, signaling the potential for deep disappointment in failing to overcome many challenges unless the changes he recommends take root. "
"America's House of Representatives, Senate and the Executive Branch have been held up around the world as beacons of freedom, democracy and good governance. But Faulkner's insider's account paints a less-than-flattering picture, of sausage being made, mostly unsuccessfully, amid zipper-problems and ego trips."
"Faulkner, a "Reaganite" has since been working for both party candidates in local campaigns, and offers a wealth of information and perspective on the near-absence of oversight, the perfunctory hearings with canned questions and even more canned and sometimes made-for-CSPAN answers. The book perceptively captures the dismay many feel about the listless oversight in the Congress during the leadership of both parties, and many in the Executive Branch most keen for business-as-usual. So how can huge challenges like ensuring affordable access to health care, reforming social security, overcoming the recession, the sub-prime lending crisis etc. be managed with those weak 18th century instruments for 21st century problems."
"First, let me disclose that I was on Mr. Faulkner's staff and am one of the characters in this book. That being said, this book is 100 percent accurate in representing what we found, what we did and how those who wanted to stop us acted. The book is a fast read, somehow Faulkner has distilled two years of insanity and chaos into a few hundred pages. I find it amazing that, looking back almost 10 years and several elections, we were able to accomplish the things we did. This book has many of the elements of a "tell all" book you traditionally see from Congressional types but with some twists: a broad historical perspective on the institution and the office the author held, a 360 degree viewpoint and in a concluding chapter, the author offers some good insights into how Americans can take back a measure of control over our government. Perhaps it is also a book that proves that in government, it is possible to filter financial and management decisions and actions through the Quality prism, but no matter how smart or great those decisions and actions may be, they are still subject to the selfish nature of humanity...And to a previous comment, though the book accurately describes the waste and abuse we uncovered, we didn't find anything that could have been presented to a grand jury. Maybe next time."
Revelations about the Revolution, March 18, 2008
This review is from: Naked Emperors: The Failure of the Republican Revolution (Hardcover)
"Raised by a pack of wild spreadsheets and smarter than Yoda...Scot Faulkner is the guy who most people point to when someone asks for the Management Consultant who knows all the ins and outs. His experience and professional demeanor make him both an asset to a team as well as a great teacher, IF one is willing to listen."
"His tone shares a unique view of a legacy which fell short of the hype. The lessons shared by Mr. Faulkner may still float as wisps of gossamer through the halls of the capitol. The dilemma however, until embraced by a committed visionary, the cry for lasting reform within our government will be effective as CPR at a morgue."