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Colorado Governor’s Plan to Poach Corporate Leaders

John Hickenlooper hopes to recruit high-level talent for the next generation of public officials.

There’s a shortage of men and women ready and able to fill high-level jobs in state government. In part, this is from leaks in the talent pipeline for top positions: Mid-level managers tend to leave the public sector for higher-paying jobs in corporate America.

One way to shore up the ranks of available talent is to scour the executive ranks of the private sector. Although Colorado has hired from corporate America in the past, Gov. John Hickenlooper is pushing an innovative effort called the Governor’s Fellowship Program.

by Katherine Barrett & Richard Greene

Full Story: http://www.governing.com/columns/smart-mgmt/gov-colorado-hickenlooper-fellowship.html

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