Government's Sustainability Moment - CGI Initiative for Collaborative ...

Editor’s NoteWelcome to the inaugural issue of the CGIInitiative for Collaborative Government’s executivejournal, Leadership.Leadership gives voice to thoughtful executives whoare creatively and effectively addressing the most importantissues confronting the United States and theglobe.Each issue will focus on a theme that challengesleaders in every organization, featuring profiles of executiveswhose practical insights and observationsare born of success and are applicable across thegovernment, private and nonprofit sectors.Our hope is that in the pages of Leadership you willfind useful and practical management approachesthat help you tackle the very current and sticky challengesyou face in your own organizations. We alsohope that along the way you gain added insight intowhat makes our featured leaders tick.This first issue, published in April in observance ofEarth Day, focuses on “Government’s SustainabilityMoment.” The journal showcases initiatives andideas from federal leaders in environmental sustainabilityincluding:• the General Services Administration’s MarthaJohnson and Robert Peck• the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s GregoryJaczko and William Borchardt• the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’sMary Glackin and Joseph Klimavicz• the Department of Homeland Security’s RichardSpiresWe are extremely grateful to these leaders for sharingtheir stories and ideas with us in these pages.Thank you to each of you for the time, insight andpassion you shared with us.Each issue of Leadership will also feature in-depthanalysis and perspective on our theme from one ofour CGI Initiative Fellows. We are very excited andthankful that this issue includes analysis from MollyO’Neill, former Assistant Administrator and Chief InformationOfficer at the Environmental ProtectionAgency, and now a CGI Initiative Fellow, Affiliate Professorat George Mason University’s Departmentof Public and International Affairs, Fellow at the NationalAcademy of Public Administration, and CGIVice President. Molly’s analysis of “Government’sSustainability Moment” calls out multiple opportunitiesfor transformation being driven by the push togo green, and challenges readers—that’s us—to usethis focus on sustainability to create a new normal ingovernment.Finally, I feel compelled to give a special thank youto Anne Laurent, whose vision and passion spearheadedthe creation of this executive journal. Thankyou, Anne, for your excellent service and for helpingto launch this new chapter for the CGI Initiative.Now, onward to Leadership!Andrew McLauchlinExecutive Director,CGI Initiative forCollaborative GovernmentS P R I N G 2 0 11 | COLL ABOR ATIVEGOV.ORG/LE AD | Leadership 1