Autographed Books
SCOT FAULKNER'S "NAKED EMPERORS: THE FAILURE OF THE REPUBLICAN REVOLUTION"
- Item Number
- 310
- Estimated Value
- 25 USD
- Opening Bid
- 15 USD
Item Description
Scot Faulkner will personally autograph and mail to winning bidder!
Editorial Reviews:
"Mr. Faulkner is the author of the critically acclaimed bestseller, "Naked Emperors; The Failure of the Republican Revolution". He advises numerous corporations on strategic change and leadership including, the American Management Association, ANZ Bank, Blue Cross Blue Shield, ConAgra, Hershey Foods, Independent Insurance Agents of America, Lockheed Martin, Marriott, O-Cedar, Prudential, RR Donnelly, the Smithsonian Institution, and the World Bank. He also works with governments and corporations in emerging economies, including Afghanistan, Bolivia, China, Dubai, Egypt, and Qatar. His articles on leadership, management reform, and global competitiveness are published in The New York Times, The Washington Times, and various business publications. He has appeared on Bloomberg, CBS News, CNN, CSPAN, FOX, NPR, PBS, VOA, and numerous talk radio programs. "
"In 1995, Scot Faulkner was elected the first Chief Administrative Officer of the U.S. House of Representatives. He oversaw a $1 billion annual budget and all nonlegislative operations, which served 14,000 employees and 3 million tourists. His business-based reforms rebuilt the integrity of House operations and saved over $148 million. His reforms became a model for the operation of 44 national parliaments around the world and were named one of the Top 100 Innovations in American Government by the Ford Foundation and Harvard University.
Mr. Faulkner was the National Director of Personnel for the Reagan Bush Campaign of 1980. He went on to serve in the Presidential Transition and on the White House Staff. During the Reagan Administration, Mr. Faulkner held executive positions at the Federal Aviation Administration, the General Services Administration, and the Peace Corps. His accomplishments have been recognized with 26 management awards and four letters of commendation from the President of the United States."
Item Special Note
REVIEWS:
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."
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.
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