Transitioning from private to public sector: Lessons learned from those who experienced it

https://medium.com/project-redesign/transitioning-from-private-to-public-sector-lessons-learned-from-those-who-experienced-it-5991c7c870f2 

Urgency, good. Rushing, bad.

• Be humble and curious. Take the time to learn what’s going on, how things work, and what has been tried before. Invite people to coffee.
• Don’t rush it. Don’t expect to transform an organization in a short tour of duty. Government operates slowly for good reasons. “Fail fast” is irresponsible in this environment. You’re there to move carefully and fix things.
• Pick a doable thing out of a larger problem that you can clearly define.