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860791
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Hobbs, Catherine
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| Title & Author
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Systemic leadership for local governance : : tapping the resource within /\ Catherine Hobbs.
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| Publication Statement
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Cham, Switzerland :: Palgrave Macmillan,, [2019]
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1 online resource
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| ISBN
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3030082806
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: 9783030082802
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9783030082796
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Intro; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Chapter 1 Introduction: Local Government Reform and a Journey to the Empty Quarter; The 'Demand' Side of the Equation: Local Government; Beyond the Mechanistic Paradigm?; The Local Government Reform Agenda: Efficiency and Improvement; Stepping off the Treadmill-Public Value; Real World Policy Making; Moving on to Wider Aspirations and Different Skills: The Generic Art of Public Service; Capacity-Building Challenges; The Context of Reform; Innovation and Learning; Collaboration; Leadership; Perceived Barriers to Progress
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ApplicationPointer to Further Resources; Fitness Landscapes; Brief History; What's Involved; Application; Pointer to Further Resources; Cynefin Framework; Brief History; What's Involved; Application; Pointer to Further Resources; Conclusion; What Facet of Leadership Is Needed to Encourage the Questioning of Wider Contexts?; Bibliography; Chapter 5 People Matter; Introduction; What [Do We Need to Do]? Operational Principle: Participation; Resources; Changing Conversations; Brief History; What's Involved; Application; Pointer to Further Resources; Soft Systems Methodology; Brief History
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Conclusion: A Greater Variety of SkillsThe 'Supply' Side of the Equation: A Variety of Thinking to Address the Challenges; Critical Systems Thinking: A Pluralist Approach; A Demand/Supply Dysfunction?; Conclusion: A Journey to the Empty Quarter; The Fourth Human Threshold: Social Learning; A Gateway to Thinking Differently; Bibliography; Chapter 2 Thinking Differently Matters; Introduction; A Mediative Inquiry; Why Adapt? Operational Principle: Collaborative Learning; Resource; System Failure; Conclusion; What Facet of Leadership Is Needed to Encourage the Cultivation of Thinking Differently?
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What Facet of Leadership Is Needed to Encourage the Questioning of Assumptions?Bibliography; Chapter 4 The Wider Context Matters; Introduction; What Is the Wider Context? Operational Principle: Dynamic Diagnostic; Resources; Strategic Choice Approach; Brief History; What's Involved; Application; Pointer to Further Resources; Strategic Options Development and Analysis; Brief History; What's Involved; Application; Pointer to Further Resources; Causal Loop Mapping; Brief History; What's Involved; Application; Pointer to Further Resources; Viable System Model; Brief History; What's Involved
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Leadership.
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Local government-- Management.
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Organizational change.
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Leadership.
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Local government-- Management.
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Organizational change.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Affairs Administration.
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| Dewey Classification
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352.14
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JS78
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