The Effective Local Government Manager

by Newell, Charldean

• ISBN13: 9780873261432
• ISBN10: 0873261437
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-03-30
• Publisher: Intl City County Management Assn

Summary

Perfect Introductory Text for Students Aspiring to Local Government Management Careers For the student contemplating a career as a manager in public service, The Effective Local Government Manager is almost obligatory reading. Many instructors have built introductory courses on local government management around The Effective Local Government Manager. Essential Tools for Professional Local Government Managers For the young assistant in a city or county, or for the mid-career manager assessing new challenges, The Effective Local Government Manager offers insights on your role and how you can best serve your community. It explores the manager¿s many roles and responsibilities¿interacting with the community, the governing body, local government employees, and other governments. It offers the most up-to-date theory and practice of local government as well as tools of management.

Table of Contents

Forward	xi
Preface	xiii
The profession of local government manager: evolution and leadership styles	1	(20)
Raymond W. Cox III
The profession of local government management	2	(6)
New leadership styles	8	(4)
On being an ethical leader	12	(1)
The effective professional	13	(1)
Looking ahead	14	(1)
Recap	15	(6)
Achieving effective community leadership	21	(36)
James H. Svara
Appropriateness of community leadership by local government managers	22	(1)
Community-leadership aspects of local government management	23	(4)
Changes in the political context of community leadership	27	(6)
Sizing up one's own community-leadership style	33	(4)
Understanding community dynamics	37	(3)
Identifying the actors in community politics	40	(8)
Behavioral components of effective community leadership	48	(4)
Recap	52	(5)
Enhancing the governing body's effectiveness	57	(26)
Craig M. Wheeland
The governing body's role	57	(1)
The professional manager's responsibilities toward the governing body	58	(1)
Strengthen policy-making capabilities	59	(4)
Maintain a good work environment	63	(3)
Build confidence	66	(4)
Understand the governing body's incentives	70	(4)
Understand and resolve conflict	74	(4)
Recap	78	(5)
Promoting the community's future	83	(30)
Martin Vanacour
The expanding role of the manager	83	(3)
The changing scene in local government	86	(3)
The planning function and community strategic planning	89	(4)
Economic development	93	(8)
The intersection of growth management, smart growth, and economic development	101	(2)
Community-building with citizens	103	(3)
Developing a positive legacy for the community	106	(4)
Recap	110	(3)
Essential management practices	113	(40)
Mary Ellen Guy
William Earle Klay
David Coursey
Organization design	113	(1)
The human resource management function	114	(16)
Budgeting and managing financial resources	130	(8)
Managing information technology resources	138	(10)
Recap	148	(5)
Policy implementation, productivity, and program evaluation	153	(28)
Joseph Cayer
Ronald W. Perry
Agenda setting and policy formulation	153	(3)
Implementation	156	(13)
Evaluation	169	(7)
Recap	176	(5)
Relating to other organizations	181	(28)
Michael McGuire
The transformation of local government	182	(2)
The external environment	184	(1)
Vertical relations	185	(7)
Horizontal relations	192	(6)
Managing external relations	198	(7)
Recap	205	(4)
Leading a manager's life	209	(24)
William H. Hansell
A manager's motivation	209	(2)
A manager's career	211	(10)
The work and life of a manager	221	(5)
Career suitability	226	(3)
Recap	229	(4)
Appendix A ICMA code of ethics with guidelines	233	(4)
Appendix B Practices for effective local government management	237	(4)
Appendix C Declaration of ideals	241	(2)
Annotated bibliography	243	(10)
About the authors	253	(2)
Sources of quotations	255	(2)
Illustration credits	257	(2)
Index	259