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Innovations in Public Leadership Development
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Description: This is the best single-source guide to leadership development in the public sector. It offers a wealth of advice for teachers, students, trainers, human resource officers, and established leaders. The all-original chapters include discussions of leadership frameworks, competencies for public leaders for the "new governance," and strategies for senior leaders in government.
The book's wide-ranging coverage includes in-depth discussions of specific approaches to learning methods such as action learning and social artistry, as well as presentations of leader development models such as transformational stewardship and global leadership. The contributors present experiences from real-world leadership development programs, and the book situates leader development within the current trends of networks, collaboration, and boundary-crossing work in the public sector.
Selected Contents:
Preface
1. Introduction
Ricardo S. Morse and Terry F. Buss
Part I. Changing Conceptions of Public Leadership
2. Culture and Leadership
Marc Holzer
3. From the New Public Management to the New Democratic Governance: Leadership Opportunities and Challenges
Stephanie P. Newbold and Larry D. Terry
4. Developing Future Leaders
James E. Colvard
5. Transformational Leadership Behavior: An Opportunity for Academic Department Chairs
Brian Gittens
Part II. Public Leadership and Collaboration
6. Developing Public Leaders in an Age of Collaborative Governance
Ricardo S. Morse
7. From Local Managers to Community Change Agents: Lessons from an Executive Leadership Program Experience
Carl. W. Stenberg, Vaughn M. Upshaw, and Donna Warner
8. Preparing MPA Graduates to Serve as Intermediaries in Community Building and Public Engagement
Ruth Ann Bramson
Part III. Global Public Leadership
9. Developing Leaders in the New Age of Government
Ruth T. Zaplin and Sydney Smith-Heimbrock
10. Government Personnel: Foreign Affairs
Thomas R. Pickering
11. Competency for Global Leadership: Experience of the U.S. Foreign Service
Daniel Spikes
Part IV. New Political Appointees
12. Getting New Government Leaders on the Fast Track to Success: A Framework
Frank DiGiammarino
13. A Leadership Agenda for Newly Appointed Senior Officials
Cindy Williams, F. Stevens Redburn, and Terry F. Buss
Part V. Approaches to Public Leadership Development
14. A New Vision for Public Leadership: The Case for Developing Transformational Stewards
James Edwin Kee, Kathryn Newcomer and S. Mike Davis
15. Designing and Delivering Leadership Programs: Challenges and Prospects
Richard F. Callahan
16. Learning How to Learn: Action Learning for Leadership Development
Robert Kramer
17. Transforming and Decentralizing Global Public Leadership Through Social Artistry
Lisa S. Nelson
Appendix. Can Government Grow Great Leaders? Results of a Symposium
National Academy of Public Administration
About the Editors and Contributors
Index
Comment(s): "In public institutions, effective management is essential. But it is no longer enough to deliver the value taxpayers expect. This book makes the compelling case for developing public leaders who are collaborative and comfortable crossing organizational and sector boundaries. Morse and Buss have assembled the best thinking on why public leadership matters and what it will take to deliver. Bravo!" -- Jenna Dorn, President, National Academy of Public Administration
" Innovations in Public Leadership Development makes a significant contribution to the Public Administration literature. It is very important to understand the dynamics of leadership in the context of modern public sector institutions. Morse and Buss have organized an impressive discussion on how we might improve our leadership capacities to improve the performance of our organizations to benefit those we serve." -- Robert J. "Bob" O'Neill, Jr., Executive Director, International City/County Management Association
    
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