Bridgebuilders: How Government Can Transcend Boundaries to Solve Big Problems

Bridgebuilders: Strategies for a New Generation of Leaders is an essential guidebook for anyone looking to transform the public sector and tackle complex societal challenges.

This book provides a fresh, new approach that strengthens institutions and government agencies by breaking free from organizational boxes and rigid leadership structures. The authors, William D.

Eggers and Donald F.

Kettl, show how effective leaders manage horizontally instead of vertically, see their role as connectors, and identify which players have the assets needed to solve unprecedented problems.

The book features practical tips and dynamic cases of successful bridgebuilding principles in action, as well as a special section on creating a hundred-day plan. Throughout the book, Eggers and Kettl share fascinating stories about today's bridgebuilders - federal, state, and local government leaders who transcend boundaries and partner across sectors to get things done.

They also provide valuable insights from experts in the field, including Anne-Marie Slaughter, John J.

DiIulio Jr., Max Stier, David Osborne, and Elaine Kamarck. Bridgebuilders is a must-read for current government decision makers as well as young leaders who aspire to public service.

It offers a new model that can help restore public trust in government and ensure effective leadership in the face of ever more complex challenges.