Managing in a political world
Subtitle: the life cycle of local authority chief executives
By: Steve Leach
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 210
ISBN-13: 9780230245624
Subjects: Chief executive officers; Local government; Government executives
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : understanding the challenges facing chief executives; title: Taking the job and getting started; title: The chief executive as 'head of paid service'; title: Managing the relationship with the leader; title: Dealing with political change; title: The chief executive as a political animal; title: The essence of a good relationship; title: Testing the relationship; title: Moving on : by choice or otherwise; title: The impact of inspection and the performance culture; title: The impact of the move to executive government; title: Where next for chief executives.