Harvard Kennedy School Senior Lecturer Robert Behn and Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone discussed Behn’s new book The PerformanceStat Potential: A Leadership Strategy for Producing Results. The book explores the growth and prominence of PerformanceStat leadership strategy across many jurisdictions and agencies in pursuit of improved government performance. With examples from three dozen government jurisdictions and public agencies, Behn explores the leadership behaviors of public officials who leverage the PerformanceStat strategy to promote economic independence, to eradicate urban blight, and to harness their institutions’ full capacity. Mayor Curtatone, whose ground-breaking work on SomerStat in Somerville is highlighted in the book, offered additional insights.
