Effective government efficiency efforts start by asking employees and the public what they can do better. Not by firing people and declaring victory. In my recent newsletter, I note that Texas performance reviews during the 1990s did exactly that. They worked so well, that they inspired President Clinton to adopt a similar practice for the federal government. Oh how times have changed…

There’s a lot going on now in the national news that is causing worry and fear about the next few years. But THIS right here is the even more worrying future for our country as a competitor in the global market.