First, your leadership background comes from the private sector, where rapid restructuring, assertive productivity demands, and top-down decision-making are common tools. In contrast, government agencies operate within union contracts, statutory employee protections, and structured procedural requirements. Within your first 90 days, what specific adjustments will you make to ensure your leadership approach complies with these public-sector constraints, and can you identify one private-sector practice you intend to leave behind because it would not be appropriate here? Second, you’ve made public remarks that could objectively be interpreted as characterizing the current office as inefficient or lacking effective leadership. Even without confirmed staff reaction, such comments carry an inherent risk of eroding trust. During that same 90-day period, what concrete actions will you take to address any potential impact of those remarks, rebuild confidence with the existing staff, and demonstrate that performance improvements will be pursued in a way that strengthens, not undermines, workplace relationships?

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