Results Conversations: Terrell Blodgett, Performance Pioneer

If you don't know, or know of, Terrell Blodgett, then it's time to fix that. Terrell stands as one of the giants in the movement to help governments measure, manage, and be more accountable around their performance. His "Managing For Results" conferences through the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas in the late 1990s brought together hundreds of government leaders to drive a greater focus on government's results for customers.

Indeed, there's a clear line of sight from the work Terrell has led to the powerful guidance that organizations such as the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, the Association of Government Accountants, and the Government Finance Officers Association have provided in recent years around government performance management.

We had the opportunity to sit down with Terrell recently over lunch and talk about his latest project, a book on the history of government performance management, and about the increasing importance of governmental focus on results for customers in this time of reduced resources. It's great stuff; take a look --