Forum for executive public management

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Forum for executive public management

• OECD Expert Meeting
• Paris, October 6 2003

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Aims of the Forum

• 2 year project that focuses on the senior
  executive management level at state-, regional-
  and local level
• Initiated by the Ministry of Finance, Danish
  Regions and Danish Municipalities
• The project aims at providing a concept for Good
  Public Governance

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The concept of Public Governance

• The interaction between political leadership and
  the professional senior executive regarding goals
  and strategies
• When professionalism, politics and management
  must go hand in hand
• Senior management and communication in the
  knowledge society

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Activities in the Forum

• Conferences and workshops
• Career networks for top management
• E-survey on the senior management
• Expert panels with scholars and professionals
• Prize paper
• Articles
• A final report on Public Governance

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e-survey on the senior executive the typical
profile

• Men who are 51-60 years old
• Work about 41-60 hours pr. week
• Recruited internally
• 90 pct. are very satisfied with their jobs
• Spend most time on political advising and
  strategic management
• Spend less time on leadership development,
  networking and external communication
• Greatest challenges are efficiency, modernizing
  government, structural changes and prioritizing