Mission Driven Bureaucrats argues that the key to better government lies not in stricter controls and more rigorous oversight but in empowerment and trust. Mission Driven Bureaucrats offers a roadmap for how governments can break from the status quo and cultivate a workforce of dedicated, empowered public servants. When bureaucrats are empowered to act on their mission-driven impulses, the results can be extraordinary. Managing more for empowerment - allowing autonomy, cultivating competence, and creating connection to peers and purpose - is often the path to better public performance and citizens’ welfare.

Author Dan Honig will be in conversation with the Ford School's Don Moynihan.