James A George
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Politics
November 1, 2017
Bad Resumes: The Ticket to Poor Governance
There is an undeniable crisis in governance in America today and identifying the probable causes is essential to any hope of saving democracy and redirecting the nation. Based on extensive research and analysis this breakdown most likely begins with voters and how they select candidates for public offices.
When anyone applies for a job, there are some basics:
1. Fill out an application
2. Submit a resume
The presumptions are that the applicants are qualified for the jobs to which they are applying and can prove it with verifiable evidence defined and described in the resume. Citizen-voters have the role of evaluators and employers which means that they must know something about the jobs that need filling and the associated requirements.
Thus begins the paradox in the American Political System. Should voter ignorance be forgiven? After all, ignorance of the law is without excuse. How can you have “government-by-the-people” when most are unqualified to evaluate the candidates?
Here lie a role and responsibility for political parties. Political parties represent brands based on ideology and platforms. That is parties establish and maintain a system of ideas and ideals that form the basis of economic and political theory and policy.
Political parties are corporations which aim is to elect officials who will try to carry out the party's policies. A political party offers candidates for public office. As such, they should be accountable for vetting and verifying candidate resumes as certifiable members of their organizations. That implies that the nonprofit political corporations and their directors bear liability for the accuracy and quality of their candidates.
Who are the individuals who compose the party and its leadership? How did they arrive in leadership positions? Who are there to represent you and how well do you know them?
According to Quora, “The national political parties are nonprofit corporations, exempt from taxes under the IRS code as 527 organizations. 527s can also be independent political action committees, but the Republican National Committee and the Democratic National Committee have been sheltered under those rules for a long time.”
Therefore, political parties have two important functions:
1. Produce party platforms
2. Provide qualified candidates to represent their brands
It is important to address these questions:
· Have you read your party’s platform?
· Do you know how closely your representatives are aligned with them as expressed in their individual manifestos?
· Are you aware of what you have signed onto as a member of your party?
Before digressing too far, I wrote a book titled How to Select an American President. To my knowledge, it is the only book that actually defines the job of President. From that, I derived the skill, knowledge, and experience requirements as well as behavioral characteristics associated with superior candidates.
You may have different views, additions, modifications or deletions. However, I offer a place to begin. In addition, the book describes in detail how to evaluate a Presidential Candidate’s resume. The process applies to evaluating all elected officials. Check it out and tell me if you have a better way.
How to Select an American President by James A. George and James A. Rodger © 2017 Archway Publishing.
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Author James A. George is a former PriceWaterhouseCoopers and ManTech International Consultant to the Federal Government and an independent journalist.
Six Primary Tasks of the U. S. President’s Job Model
Throughout the range of tasks, the President analyzes, evaluates, approves and directs the allocation of the government’s resources to perform work and produce required outcomes. Only Congress can fund the work of government. Achieving the highest return on cost is a president’s responsibility. The following tasks are a straw man, a place to begin as voters think through the process independently.
What is one of the first things a president must have to do to get started with a new administration? The president needs a staff, an organization, a plan and a schedule. So let’s get started.
Task 1: Planning, staffing, organizing, and scheduling Presidential work and government functions
Subtask 1.1: Recruit and staff the cabinet and department and agency appointments
Subtask 1.2: Conduct cabinet meetings to develop and implement strategies and policies for accomplishing the nation’s workload and issues
Subtask 1.3: Define the nation’s outcomes and priorities for each major department and agency to produce the nation’s strategic plan
Task 2: Develop the President’s management agenda and budget and reconcile with Congress
Subtask 2.1: Assume responsibility for the legacy agenda and make adjustments to align with the President’s management agenda or equivalent
Subtask 2.2: Work with cabinet heads to develop performance plans and schedules
Subtask 2.3: Work with Congressional leadership and collaborate to implement the nation’s strategy, plans, and programs
Task 3: Initiate and approve legislation
Subtask 3.1: Propose bills to Congress
Subtask 3.2: Consult and advise Congress
Subtask 3.3: Collaborate with industry and business leaders in the development of policies and regulations of all kinds
Subtask 3.4: Approve or veto legislation
Subtask 3.5: Request a declaration of war from Congress
Task 4: Implement plans and manage on-going operations
Subtask 4.1: Review and evaluate programs that include new acquisitions and on-going operations
Subtask 4.2: Evaluate programs including legacy processes and engineer new ones for accomplishing and producing required and promised outcomes
Subtask 4.3: Continuously improve
Task 5: Report progress and discuss issues with the American public to keep them informed
Task 6: Meet with heads of state and participate in international meetings and conferences for heads of state
Subtask 6.1: Participate in international economic conferences
Subtask 6.2: Respond to international crises and requests for assistance
Subtask 6.3: Promote democratic process and reforms
Continuous improvement in a democratic form of government comes from the following:
1. Changing, amending, and retiring and replacing present laws
2. Presidential directives and memos communicating policies and policy guidance
3. Administration of directives and memos as they too require changing, amending, retiring, and replacing
4. Strategic planning
5. Budgeting and funding requests
All of these things are a product of the president’s management approach and government processes and routines governing them.
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New book discusses ‘How to Select an American President’
James A. George hopes to help redirect American democracy
CINCINNATI – James A. George’s new book, “How to Select an American President: Improving the Process by Promoting Higher Standards” (published by Archway Publishing), states George’s claims that running for president should be more like applying for other jobs, and suggests an evaluation process.
George asserts that the American presidential race is a popularity contest. It is being eroded by special interests, he explains, and it needs to change. The author suggests that potential candidates should be assessed by credentials relating to knowledge, skill, experience and proficiency and should be compared against the performance and resumes of past presidents. The book also contains the author’s declaration that consideration should be given to whether or not the candidates can produce evidence to support their claims.
George says, “American democracy is at stake resulting from the deficiencies in the American political system that begins with qualified candidates for elected office.”
“How to Select an American President”
By James A. George
Softcover | 6 x 9in | 480 pages | ISBN 9781480840881
E-Book | 480 pages | ISBN 9781480840898
Available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble
About the Author
James A. George studied at The Ohio State University and Franklin University, earning a degree in business administration with focus on industrial technology and operations research. He developed and instructed courses at University of California, Berkeley Worldwide. He served in the director and executive levels of management for Sherwin Williams, Bendix Automation and Hitchcock Publishing Division of The American Broadcasting Companies.
He was the founder and CEO of the Talon Publishing before selling to D. Appleton Company, where he was vice president. Subsequently, he was a consultant for Mantech International and PriceWaterhouseCoopers. George has also published, in connection with James A. Rodger, “Smart Data: Enterprise Performance Optimization Strategy.”
More information is available at: www.howtoselectanamericanpresident.blogspot.com.
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