Baker, Pioneer Institute release books
This week may lend some understanding of how the country’s most popular governor arrived at the decision not to seek re- election when Gov. Charlie Baker’s book on his time is office hits the shelves.
“This book should be on the must-read list of all current and aspiring executives — in both the public and private sectors,” Vermont Gov. Phil Scott’s jacket endorsement of the book reads.
Co- authored by Steve Kadish, his former chief of staff, Baker’s book, “Results,” is described by the publisher as a guide for those in public service as well as managers and leaders “hamstrung by bureaucracy and politics.”
“With a broad range of examples, Baker, a Republican, and Kadish, a Democrat, show how to move from identifying problems to achieving results in a
way that bridges divides instead of exacerbating them,” the publishers, the Harvard Business Review Press, say in a release.
Baker and Kadish are expected to host an event Tuesday evening to launch the book’s release and discuss its content. The Herald will provide sneak peeks of the book that morning.
Baker announced in December he would not seek a third term. This is despite polling as the most popular governor — of any party — in the country and the most popular member of his party in the state.
Also due out next week is a book by the Pioneer Institute, “Back to Taxachusetts?,” making the case against a constitutional amendment voters will consider in November that would establish a 4% tax on any dollar in income earned over $1 million.
The Boston-based freemarket think tank’s take on the tax is that it’s bad for business, especially in an era when people don’t have to live where they work. According to advance praise for the book, they’re right.
“The rise of Zoom and remote work has made it even easier for businesses and highly skilled workers to leave Massachusetts for low or no-tax states. … This book is a must-read for anyone thinking about voting in favor of amending the Constitution to make Massachusetts less businessfriendly,” Harvard economist Edward Glaeser’s review says.
Due out Wednesday, the book is authored by Pioneer’s executive director, Gregory Sullivan, and a pair of Institute veterans, Andrew Mikula and Liam Day.