Strong Organisations in Weak States

What in your view is the most important factor that affects organisational performance?

Political will by government backed by resources

Leadership by your Chief Executive

The existence of performance targets

Staff motivation and Pay

The legal powers to enforce compliance

Global conditions such as the global economic crisis, global anti-counterfeiting efforts and global efforts against corruption and money laundering are sources of pressure for improved organisational performance on public service organisations.

National conditions, such as government pronouncements,targets, and policy statements (e.g., Vision 2020), media campaigns, private sector demands, civil society agitation and citizens opinions are sources of pressure on your organisation's performance.

Better-than-the-norm public service performance is only possible if the politically-powerful groups in Nigeria allow it.

A public service organisation is more likely to achieve better-than-the-norm performance if its reform efforts fit within the formal structure of the way that the public service is organised.

Better-than-the-norm public service performance is more likely if there are interest groups that demand for it.

The way in which an organisation undertakes its performance improvement efforts can overcome political constraints to performance.

It is the mandate of a public service organisation that determines whether or not it can achieve better-than-the-norm performance, not management or political support.

It is management and leadership that determines how an organisation performs, not mandate or political support.

There was a conscious decision to improve the performance of my organisation taken at a specific point in time.