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Commitment to Leadership

Commitment to Leadership. Victor Vallejo PA 800 December 14, 2011. About this presentation. A Mexican story Leaders of the future What we have learned about leadership in the MPA program The challenges that prevent current leaders from reaching their potential Available leadership training

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Commitment to Leadership

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  1. Commitment to Leadership Victor VallejoPA 800 December 14, 2011

  2. About this presentation • A Mexican story • Leaders of the future • What we have learned about leadership in the MPA program • The challenges that prevent current leaders from reaching their potential • Available leadership training • Closure

  3. A Mexican story

  4. Leaders of the Future… • Regardless of your position • Nonprofit or Private Sector • At the individual or collective level

  5. Leadership in the MPA Program • Reasons • Poor leadership affects the workplace (Giacalone & Greenberg; OPS) • We could be sued (Rosenbloom) • Lessons • Good leadership is needed (Kettl; Goldsmith & Eggers; Denhardt) • Good leadership works (Goodsell)

  6. Challenges faced by current leaders • Disagreement among leaders (PROTECTA) • Lack of collaboration between agencies (E-Z Pass) • Political challenge from people with different points of view (Houston’s Public Schools) • The circumstances are not ideal (Houston also) • Combining organizational cultures (UK’s Ministry of Defense) • Other reasons

  7. Available leadership training • Professional organizations (ICMA, SHRM) • Internships (local, county, non-profit) • Books (Dale Carnegie, N. V. Peale, other) • Webinars • Volunteerism (Church, PTA, other)

  8. Good Luck!

  9. References • Denhardt, R. B. (2011). Theories of Public Organization (6th Ed.). Australia: Wadsworth Cengage Learning. • Goldsmith, S. & Eggers, W. (2004). Governing by Network: The New Shape of the Public Sector. Washington: Brookings Institution Press. • Goodsell, C. (2011). Mission Mystique: Belief Systems in Public Agencies. Washington: CQ Press. • Kettl, D. (2002). The Transformation of Governance: Public Administration for Twenty- First Century America. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. • Ott J. S. & Parkes S. J. & Simpson R. B. (2008). Classic Readings in Organizational Behavior. Australia: Thomson – Wadsworth. • Rosenbloom, D. H. & Kravchuk, R. S. (2005). Public Administration: Understanding Management, Politics, and Law in the Public Sector (6th ed.). Boston: McGraw Hill. • Rosenbloom, D. H., Carroll, J. D. & Carroll, J. D. (2000). Constitutional Competence for Public Managers: Cases and Commentary. Itasca: F.E. Peacok Publishers, Inc.:

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