"Frank McDonough has been on both sides of the table; he has been there and done that." -Tom Rolston, Former IBM executive and author of two books, Fifty Years before Crack, and Faith or Duty? The White House has approved Brian's selection for a high-level job in the government. After the initial excitement, he realizes there is a lot he does not know. He tells a friend, I need a mentor, someone who has been through what I am going to experience. Spring Training for the Major Leagues of Government with its 44 chapters containing examples, statistics, and anecdotes, is a mentor for high-level officials carrying titles like Deputy Assistant Secretary, Deputy Commissioner, Assistant Deputy Commissioner, Assistant Attorney General, and Inspector General, Director. In addition, Spring Training for the Major Leagues of Government has insights for industry officials working on or seeking contracts with government. Citizens and graduate students, too, will observe and learn from the insights in Spring Training. Many have said as they left their high-level job, I wish I knew what I know now when I sat down at my desk on my first day on the job. Spring Training for the Major Leagues of Government gives new appointees to high-level jobs the insights to be successful from their first day on the job.