We were the private-sector pros brought in to fix a sluggish city bureaucracy. Confidence? We had it. Experience? Not so much. This episode dives into what happens when political appointees try to move the machine—and what they learn from the civil servants who’ve kept it running all along. Episode music: <a href="https://uppbeat.io/t/roo-walker/excusez-moi⁠" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">'Excusez-Moi?' by Roo Walker</a>License code: QWKDKG5GBE2Q9TRJ

We were the private-sector pros brought in to fix a sluggish city bureaucracy. Confidence? We had it. Experience? Not so much. This episode dives into what happens when political appointees try to move the machine—and what they learn from the civil servants who’ve kept it running all along. Episode music: 'Excusez-Moi?' by Roo Walker License code: QWKDKG5GBE2Q9TRJ

We were the private-sector pros brought in to fix a sluggish city bureaucracy. Confidence? We had it. Experience? Not so much. This episode dives into what happens when political appointees try to move the machine—and what they learn from the civil servants who’ve kept it running all along. Episode music: <a href="https://uppbeat.io/t/roo-walker/excusez-moi⁠" rel="noopener noreferrer">'Excusez-Moi?' by Roo Walker</a>License code: QWKDKG5GBE2Q9TRJ

#P014: They called us "tourists"

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#P014: They called us "tourists"

#P014: They called us "tourists"