PP 500 Public Administration

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• PP 500 Public Administration
• and Management
• Unit Eight Seminar
• Dr. Bruce Bordner
• Kaplan University

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Leadership in Public Administration

• Welcome to the Unit Eight Seminar!
• Review of this weeks seminar.
•  Review of this weeks Unit Eight course work.
• This Weeks Assignments
• Read Chapter Six in the Course Textbook.
• Read the additional assigned readings and
  lecture notes.
• Post to the Unit Eight Discussion (25 points).
• Attend the Unit Eight Seminar (10 points).
• Finish and submit your group projects.

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Leadership in Public Administration

• Leadership in Public Administration
• Scholars have explored leadership from
  different perspectives.
• - Natural Born Leaders.
• - Personality Traits.
• - Skills one can Learn.
• What do you think makes an Effective Leader in
  Public Administration?
• What types of challenges do leaders face in the
  field of public administration?

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Leadership in Public Administration

• Leaders in Public Administration face challenges
• (1) Directing and Reconciling Personal and
  Organizational Goals.
• (2) Motivating Others to Do what is Best for the
  Organization.
• (3) Coordinating and Integrating Activities.
• (4) Innovating and Pointing the Way.
• (5) Serving as External Spokesperson.
• (6) Managing Crises.
• What makes an Effective Leader in Public
  Administration?
• Five Traits Associated with Leaders
• (1) Intelligence.
• (2) Self-Confidence.
• (3) Determination.
• (4) Integrity.
• (5) Sociability.

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Leadership in Public Administration

• The Big Five Personality Traits
• Neuroticism.
• Extraversion.
• Openness.
• Agreeableness.
• Conscientiousness.
• Strengths and weaknesses of the Trait Approach.
• Servant Leadership and its factors
• Defined.
• Factors Listening Empathy Healing
  Awareness
• Persuasion Conceptualization Foresight.
• How would you define leadership?
• What are the characteristics of leaders?

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Leadership in Public Administration

• Some Examples
• Arild Remmereit and the Mendelssohns Scottish
  Symphony.
• Anne Mulcahy as CEO of Xerox.
• Marilyn Carlson Nelson at Carlson Companies.
• Bill Georges keys to empowerment Mutual
  Respect.
• Treat Others as Equals.
• Being a Good Listener.
• Learning From People.
• Sharing Life Stories.
• Bill Georges Six Factors for Empowering People
• (1) Showing Up.
• (2) Engaging People.
• (3) Helping Teammates.
• (4) Challenging Leaders.
• (5) Stretching People.
• (6) Aligning Everyone Around a Mission.