Administrative leadership in the public sector - Wart,Montgomery Van; Dicke,Lisa A (M.E.Sharpe Armonk, 2008)
Keywords: Employees -- Civil service -- Personnel management -- Leadership -- Public administration -- Collectieve sector -- Public sector leadership theory, different perspectives on practice of leadership -- Preliminary assessments that leaders need to make : Organizing around the head of a large federal department, total quality management- opportunity for high performance in federal organizations, reevaluating methods of establishing priorities for governmental services -- What are the proper goals and priorities of administrative leaders : Administrative responsibility in democratic government, reconciling public entrepreneurship and democracy, city manager, policy leadership, accountability and entrepreneurial public management -- What are the best traits and skills for leaders in public services : Government bureaucrats, technique to capitalize on human intelligence on organizations- brain skill management, creativity, successful leadership in local government programs- Hillsborough country productivity initiatives, notes on governmental executive -- What are the best styles for public sector leaders to use : Changing patterns in philosophy of management, administrative leadership and use of social power, leadership and regional councils, research and interventions for stress reduction in a hospital setting -- What are the best techniques for administrative leaders to use : Gender differences and managerial competencies, cost of not listening to employees- case of a union movement at Bradford hospital, loose cannons and rules breakers, or enterprising leaders- some evidence about innovative public managers, mixed scanning- a third approach to decision making -- How do you evaluate leadership in the public sector : Defining and measuring effectiveness in public management, executive evaluation- assessing probability for success in job -- How do you develop leaders : Manager's view of management education and training, succession management strategies in public sector organizations, reflections on educating executives -- Examples and exemplars of public sector leadership : Patriotism of exit and voice- case of gloria flora, leadership, branch rickey as a public manager- fulfilling the eight responsibilities of public management