Leader-Managers in the Public Sector: Managing for Results

ISBN-13: 9780765621429 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 232 str.

Michael S. Dukakis; John H. Portz

Opis

Highlights the skills and practices necessary for effective leader-managers in the public sector. It begins by clarifying the differences between leadership and management. It then draws on in-depth interviews with seven successful leader-managers in different policy fields to identify six critical skills and practices that are necessary for good leadership and good management in the public sector.

Spis treści

Chapter 1 Leading and Managing in the Public Sector; Chapter 2 Introducing Our Leader-Managers; Chapter 3 Picking and Motivating Your People; Chapter 4 Walking Around … Listening … Learning; Chapter 5 Fostering Collaboration and Support; Chapter 6 Building Effective Organizations; Chapter 7 Communicating With the Public; Chapter 8 Demonstrating Character and Integrity; Chapter 9 Conclusion; Part 1 Interview Transcripts; Chapter 10 Kimberly Belshé Secretary, California Health and Human Services Agency Interviewed by Michael Dukakis March 26, 2008 Sacramento, California; Chapter 11 John B. Catoe Jr. General Manager, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Interviewed by Michael Dukakis June 12, 2007 Washington, DC; Chapter 12 Thomas W. Payzant Former Superintendent, Boston Public Schools Interviewed by Michael Dukakis and John Portz June 5, 2007 Cambridge, Massachusetts; Chapter 13 Federico Fabian Peña Former Mayor of Denver and Secretary of U.S. Departments of Transportation and Energy Interviewed by Michael Dukakis July 18, 2009 Denver, Colorado; Chapter 14 Mary E. Peters U.S. Secretary of Transportation Interviewed by Michael Dukakis and John Portz November 9, 2008 Washington, DC; Chapter 15 Jean Hoefer Toal Chief Justice, South Carolina Supreme Court Interviewed by Michael Dukakis and John Portz August 28, 2007 Columbia, South Carolina; Chapter 16 Bernard E. Trainor Lieutenant General, U.S. Marine Corps, Retired Interviewed by Michael Dukakis and John Portz November 9, 2008 Potomac Falls, Virginia;

O autorze

Michael S. Dukakis, John Portz