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The Public Sector: Managing the Unmanageable
Alexander Stevenson
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Description for The Public Sector: Managing the Unmanageable
Paperback. Offers practical advice to public sector managers on how to develop techniques to deal with the challenges they face, particularly in the areas of accountability, setting targets, risk management/encouraging innovation, managing people, decision making and working with politicians. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KJM; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 332.
The Public Sector: Managing the Unmanageable offers practical advice to public sector managers on how to develop techniques to deal with the challenges they face, particularly in the areas of accountability, setting targets, risk management/encouraging innovation, managing people, decision making and working with politicians. Based on original interviews with politicians and senior public sector managers, including the last four cabinet secretaries, it is full of anecdotes, actionable lessons and insights. Each chapter takes a specific aspect of management and starts by explaining why it is different in the public sector, then sets out ways for public sector managers to handle ... Read more
The Public Sector: Managing the Unmanageable offers practical advice to public sector managers on how to develop techniques to deal with the challenges they face, particularly in the areas of accountability, setting targets, risk management/encouraging innovation, managing people, decision making and working with politicians. Based on original interviews with politicians and senior public sector managers, including the last four cabinet secretaries, it is full of anecdotes, actionable lessons and insights. Each chapter takes a specific aspect of management and starts by explaining why it is different in the public sector, then sets out ways for public sector managers to handle ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Kogan Page Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780749467777
SKU
V9780749467777
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Alexander Stevenson
Alexander Stevenson worked for the Financial Times and was a key member of the team which launched FT.com. He then set up a public sector consultancy which grew into a multi-million pound business. He has advised over 150 public sector organisations.
Reviews for The Public Sector: Managing the Unmanageable
"His insights may cause you to look at the civil service in a whole new light. Stevenson writes from a British point of view, and many of his examples are based in London, but readers everywhere will glean useful tips. getAbstract recommends his surprisingly breezy advice to leaders in either sector."
getAbstract, Inc.
getAbstract, Inc.