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8 Leadership Articles
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Training Supervisors to Be Leaders
ourpublicservice.org— — “For the bulk of the workforce, the most relevant leadership comes from first-line supervisors. Supervisors have direct contact with workers and impact day-to-day performance more than managers at other levels.”
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Government Reform and the Required Skills for Innovative Leadership
nationalschool.gov.uk— — “How will the Civil Service innovate in the 21st Century? The answer that springs to
lips, of course, is leadership. Unfortunately, in theorising about Civil Service leadership have been more successful in saying what we want than we have been in finding it.” -
Prudence and Leadership
files.utilium.com— — John Kane and Haig Patapan analyse the relationship between new managerialism reforms, leadership and the concept of prudence
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The Role of Democratic Values in Transformational Leadership
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“This article builds on and extends existing literature…[and] focuses on why transformational leadership in the public sector should explicitly address democratic norms and the role of citizens and citizenship in both formulating and realizing shared goals.”
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Can Government Grow Great Leaders?
71.4.192.38— — “Senior level federal government senior executives and managers function in a world of
constant change and transformation. Developing leaders to face these constant
changes is maybe the single most important component of effective human capital
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These Leaders Get the Respect They Deserve
hks.harvard.edu— — “Like other primates, humans have always organized themselves so that there’s a clear distinction between the few leaders at the top of the social ladder and their followers below.”
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NASA Leadership Academy
ourpublicservice.org— — “Challenged to create a development program for future leaders and managers, the Chief Financial Officer team at the Goddard Space Flight Center responded with a unique, employee-tailored leadership program.”
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Leadership Metaphors
web.hks.harvard.edu— — Harvard School of Government article discussing the significance of leadership metaphors in appreciating people’s underlying/hidden attitudes and approaches towards different styles of leadership