Transforming Political Leadership In Local Government

Author : R. Berg
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230501338
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Transforming Political Leadership in Local Government written by R. Berg and published by Springer. This book was released on 2005-11-10 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Local governments throughout the west are undergoing a transformation of their leadership styles and structures. Some countries have abandoned traditional systems of collective or committee based decision-making in favour of Cabinet models or, more radically, a directly-elected executive mayor, while others have strengthened existing mayoral systems. There are a few exceptions to this trend. Based on original research in eleven countries the book assesses these changes in terms of their implications for political accountability, the role of lay politicians, political recruitment, the professionalization of leadership, and relations with the bureaucracy.

Author : R. Berg
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9781403992833
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Transforming Political Leadership in Local Government written by R. Berg and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2005-11-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Local governments throughout the west are undergoing a transformation of their leadership styles and structures. Some countries have abandoned traditional systems of collective or committee based decision-making in favour of Cabinet models or, more radically, a directly-elected executive mayor, while others have strengthened existing mayoral systems. There are a few exceptions to this trend. Based on original research in eleven countries the book assesses these changes in terms of their implications for political accountability, the role of lay politicians, political recruitment, the professionalization of leadership, and relations with the bureaucracy.

Author : Ricardo S. Morse
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131745328X
Total Pages : 443 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Transforming Public Leadership for the 21st Century written by Ricardo S. Morse and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-12-18 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The forces of globalization are shifting our world, including the public sector, away from hierarchy and command and control toward one of collaboration and networks. The way public leadership is thought about and practiced must be, and is being, transformed. This volume in the "Transformational Trends in Governance & Democracy" series explores what the shift looks like and also offers guidance on what it should look like. Specifically, the book focuses on the role of "career leaders" - those in public service - who are agents of change not only in their own organizations, but also in their communities and policy domains. These leaders work in network settings, making connections and collaborating to create public value and advance the common good. Featuring the insights of an authoritative group of contributors, the volume offers a mix of scholarship, from philosophical discussions to conceptual models to empirical studies that, taken together, will help inform the transformation of public leadership that is already underway.

Author : Steve Leach
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780748800896
Total Pages : 30 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Political Leadership in Local Government written by Steve Leach and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Nalbandian
Publisher : Jossey-Bass
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Professionalism in Local Government written by John Nalbandian and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 1991-08-26 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : James H. Svara
Publisher : Jossey-Bass
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Facilitative Leadership in Local Government written by James H. Svara and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 1994-09-05 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How will increasingly diverse cities and counties strengthen their political leadership for the 1990s and beyond? How can mayors and other officials become effective leaders in government structures that deny them executive power and diffuse their political leadership? What kind of leadership will this be and what impact will it have? Facilitative Leadership in Local Government shows how officials can reach beyond the structural limitations of their position and work with the constraints of fragmented power to build strong and effective government. In this book, James H. Svara and expert contributors offer local government officials and those that work with them a guide to a successful new model of leadership--facilitative leadership. The facilitative leader accomplishes objectives by enhancing the efforts of others. Rather than seeking power for themselves, facilitative mayors or chairpersons seek to empower the city council and the city manager by stressing collaboration and collective leadership among all parties so that all can work effectively together.

Author : Leach
Publisher : Open University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780335191857
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Political Leadership in Local Government written by Leach and published by Open University Press. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ernest Pages
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781511542975
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Transforming Government written by Ernest Pages and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-03-31 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most local government managers would like to use information technology (IT) that helps their organizations serve the community by reducing costs, expanding services, and eliminating risk. Sometimes it's not so easy. This book is intended to be a practical guide for local government managers wanting to maximize the value of IT in their organizations. It provides recommendations for aligning IT with local government's strategic vision, identifying opportunities to leverage technology, as well as tackling the ever-challenging step of getting started. Simply adopting individual technologies to fulfill each need as it arises is not the answer. This short-sighted approach has helped to install many of the incompatible technologies that live within local governments today. Technology must be approached from the broader perspective as facilitator of an integrated organization that works together. As our governments adopt more complex technologies, quality management systems are needed to ensure that there is alignment - not conflict - with the goals of the business. If problems exist within the IT infrastructure, there are a whole host of headaches and issues that can slow or even stop government services. At the core, it is important to understand industry norms and how your IT group compares in terms of functionality, structure and cost to other successful government IT systems. If organizational processes are designed collectively and IT is managed properly, local government managers will be empowered to save taxpayer dollars, reduce business risk, enhance services delivered to the community, and even identify new revenue streams. Local governments are in the process of a metamorphosis. Organizations are transitioning from a collection of isolated departments with separate functions and deliverables, to a unified business that shares information through linked processes. At the heart of the transformation is visionary leadership combined with dynamic and clear management of the technology. Along with this spirit of transformation, we must be able to use our IT resources more wisely. Communities are increasing their demands for services, while challenging economic times are intensifying downward fiscal pressures. As a result, local governments are searching for ways to lower their cost to serve - examining both what services are provided and how they are delivered. Changing political leadership and evolving technologies can often make achieving effective IT seem impossible. Written by management and IT experts with years of hands-on experience working with city and county managers, Transforming Government is a hands-on manual that outlines the steps to align IT with local government's strategic vision, maximize the value of IT, and begin the transformation.

Author : Gerry Stoker
Publisher : Red Globe Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Transforming Local Governance written by Gerry Stoker and published by Red Globe Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by the leading authority in the field, this important new book brings together the results of ten years' research to provide a systematic assessment of the changing nature of local governance in Britain.

Author : Ricardo S. Morse
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317453298
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Transforming Public Leadership for the 21st Century written by Ricardo S. Morse and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-12-18 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The forces of globalization are shifting our world, including the public sector, away from hierarchy and command and control toward one of collaboration and networks. The way public leadership is thought about and practiced must be, and is being, transformed. This volume in the "Transformational Trends in Governance & Democracy" series explores what the shift looks like and also offers guidance on what it should look like. Specifically, the book focuses on the role of "career leaders" - those in public service - who are agents of change not only in their own organizations, but also in their communities and policy domains. These leaders work in network settings, making connections and collaborating to create public value and advance the common good. Featuring the insights of an authoritative group of contributors, the volume offers a mix of scholarship, from philosophical discussions to conceptual models to empirical studies that, taken together, will help inform the transformation of public leadership that is already underway.