Facilitative Leadership in Local Government: Lessons from Successful Mayors and Chairpersons (Jossey Bass Public Administration Series) - Hardcover

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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 positions and work within the constraints of fragmented power to build a strong and effective government.
In this book, James H. Svara and expert contributors offer local government officials and those who 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 and chairpersons seek to empower the city council and the city manager by stressing collaboration and collective leadership among all parties so everyone can work effectively together.
The authors use analyses of survey data combined with in-depth case studies of nine facilitative leaders in council-manager cities and counties across the United States to reveal how mayor and chairperson can effectively enhance the efforts of others without conflict; promote a shared vision among the governing board and city or county manager; successfully articulate issues, shape agendas, and mobilize support; and form coalitions and enlist the commitment of important community groups.
With a focus on both the conceptual and the practical applications of what it means to be a collaborative and collective leader, Facilitative Leadership in Local Government shows the reader how to become a successful facilitative leader - a skill increasingly necessary for leaders in all forms of local government.

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