“Execucrats,” Politics, and Public Policy: What are the Ingredients for Successful Performance in the Federal Government? Norma M. Riccucci, University at Albany, SUNYWhat is an “Execucrat”?Examining the ExecucratThe Six Execucrats:The “Ingredients” of Effective Execucratic PerformanceMoral LeadershipMy ThoughtsSlide 8“Execucrats,” Politics, and Public Policy: What are the Ingredients for Successful Performance in the Federal Government?Norma M. Riccucci, University at Albany, SUNYArticle Discussion by Maggie GendronWhat is an “Execucrat”?•“Career executives and bureaucrats who are not elected nor appointed to office but are behind the making of positive social and political decisions that affect our country.”–Norma RiccucciExamining the Execucrat•Study Design–Looked at 6 Federal execucrats–Selected from award recipients or organizations that promoted excellence–Seven factors analyzed:•Political skills•Management & Leadership skills•Situational factors•Experience•Technical expertise•Strategy•PersonalityThe Six Execucrats:•William Black – Litigation Director for Federal Home Loan Bank Board;•Eileen Claussen – Director of Atmospheric Programs of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA);•Ambassador Edward Perkins – U.S. •ambassador to South Africa;•Stephen Marcia - Assistant Inspector Genera; for the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA);•Dr. Vince Hutchins – Director of Human Services Maternal and Child Health Bureau; and•Dr. Helen Gayle – Epidemiologist from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The “Ingredients” of Effective Execucratic Performance•Great communicators both internally and externally (communities, other agencies);•Worked efficiently within political sphere;•Goal oriented;•Spent most of their lives in government work setting; and•Assertive but gained trust of those they worked around/with.Moral Leadership•Riccucci talked a lot about moral leadership without really defining it.•My definition (what I think Riccucci would think):–An Execucrat’s political and leadership skills interacting with a specific situation so that their technical expertise, experience and personality can influence that situation positively (or for the good of the public).My Thoughts•Execucrat = positive traits of bureaucratic leaders (opposite of what we think when we think bureaucrat)•Is there a difference between an execucrat and an effective leader? •Do execucrats have to be involved in government?•Who would be 2005 execucrats? UN Ambassador Angelina Jolie, is she an execucrat? •In Vermont most effective execucrats may be interest groups: Tobacco Coalition; Healthy Vermonters•Enron named “uber-execucrat” because of Enron's purchased statesman Henry