Dynamics of leadership in public service: theory and practice

Introduction

Leader assessments

Leader formulation and prioritization of goals

Traits that contribute to leader effectiveness

Skills that contribute to leader effectiveness

Task-oriented behaviors

People-oriented behaviors

Organizational-oriented behaviors

Theoretical building blocks : contingency factors and leader styles

Leadership theories : early managerial and transactional approaches

Leadership theories : charismatic and transformational approaches

Leadership theories : distributed, specialized, and integrated approaches

Leadership development

Conclusion : evaluating leadership.

1. Introduction

Part I: Leadership Theories. 2. Theoretical Building Blocks: Contingency Factors and Leader Styles

3. Leadership Theories: Early Managerial and Transactional Approaches

4. Leadership Theories: Charismatic and Transformational Approaches

5. Horizontal and Distributed Models of Leadership

6. Ethics-Based Leadership Theories

7. Specialized Approaches to Leadership: Power, Culture, Diversity, and Gender

8. Integrative Theories.

Part II: Applying Theory. 9. Leader Assessments

10. Leader Formulation and Prioritization of Goals

11. Traits That Contribute to Leader Effectiveness

12. Skills That Contribute to Leader Effectiveness

13. Task-Oriented Behaviors

14. People-Oriented Behaviors

15. Organizational-Oriented Behaviors.

Part III: Developing And Evaluating Leadership. 16. Leadership Development

17. Evaluating Leadership

Appendix A Assessment of Organizational Conditions and Leader Performance

Appendix B General Instructions for the Assessment of Organizational Conditions and Leader Performance

Appendix C Study of Federal Managers

Appendix D Study of Local Government Managers.