Caught Between The Dog And The Fireplug Summary

Kenneth Ashworth, a public servant, has served Texas and its fine education for more than thirty years and knows all the ins and outs of how the government works. He has written his book to benefit his niece, who has decided to follow in his footsteps, of all of his dealings from problematic politicians to many life lessons that have shaped him. Intended for his niece, this book has opened the minds for not only me and my peers, but for students around the state. After reading Caught between the Dog and the Fireplug, or How to Survive Public Service, Kenneth Ashworth makes a truthful point of knowing what the differences of personal responsibility and social responsibility is as a bureaucrat. Ashworth shows that social and personal responsibility can be two of the same if the morals of the person acting upon them are in good conscious. This is better explained by the public servant knowing why he is doing the job and who it is benefiting, socially, and how he is impacting and making a change for the better in their own mind, personal.
In the first two “chapters” of Caught between the Dog and the Fireplug, or How to

Without communication, no one knows what is happening therefore creating chaos and an unsuitable environment to work in. I know that communication is, if not, the best quality a leader can possess through personal experience. I have been president of my FFA chapter, vice-president of many other clubs, and an order-following member of numerous clubs since I have been in high school. Through these organizations, I have come to notice that if there is no one talking to and communicating with each other, nothing will get done. Every leader in any organization needs to have the quality of being an above average communicator because I believe it is the best characteristic one could