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The City’s Challenge
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How do city managers and elected officials lead municipal public services, and how do they relate to each other? We...
Le rôle du discours narratif dans la gestion publique
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Le « discours narratif » est la dernière tendance en politique et en gestion publique - il suffit de suivre...
Organizing NGOs: Transplanting a chamber model
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Canada's non-profit and voluntary sector is in a peculiar position. For a sector that is 161,000 organizations strong, boasts a...
Narrative: Why it matters
6 min read
Narrative has become a buzzword in politics and public management - Google it and you'll find 46 million hits. What...
Cadre supérieur et coach: une seule et même personne?
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La recherche démontre hors de tout doute que le fait de consulter un coach professionnel a permis à de nombreux...
Better political leaders
6 min read
Robert Louis Stevenson once observed that "politics is the only occupation for which no preparation is thought to be necessary."...
Online Extra: The conflict competent leader
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Managed effectively, conflict increases collaborative problem solving, heightens team connectivity, enhances communications, and improves morale and productivity. Mismanaged, it increases...
Reality for today’s leaders
2 min read
The issue of leadership continues to swirl around us. The policy environment is complex, there are multiple accountabilities, decisions to...
Lead like Barack Obama
3 min read
In recent weeks our headlines and the world's attention have been directed towards two things, the U.S. presidential election and...
Purpose, people, performance: The roles and attributes of effective public sector leaders
5 min read
Much of the current leadership and human resource literature focuses on outlining core leadership "competencies," but empirical research shows that...