1st Edition
Public Sector Leadership A Human-Centred Approach
228 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
228 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
228 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Drawing its origins from the Human Relations movement of the early 20th century and from public leadership orientations emphasising human aspects, human-centred public leadership approaches leadership from a system´s perspective. It explores societal institutions, organisations, and phenomena as an emergent system structure that manifests its existence through the multilateral and reciprocal... Read more
1. INTRODUCTION
2. THE ROOTS OF HUMAN-CENTREDNESS IN PUBLIC LEADERSHIP
3. THE EVOLUTION OF PUBLIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND PUBLIC LEADERSHIP
4. THE SYSTEMIC NATURE OF SOCIETY AS THE CONTEXT FOR HUMAN-CENTRED PUBLIC LEADERSHIP
5. NURTURING HUMAN-CENTREDNESS THROUGH PUBLIC LEADERSHIP META-SKILLS
6. REFORMING GOVERNMENT THROUGH HUMAN-CENTREDNESS
7. REFORMING PUBLIC LEADERSHIP THROUGH LEARNING
8. THE ESSENCE OF PUBLIC LEADERSHIP BUILDS UPON HUMAN-CENTREDNESS
2. THE ROOTS OF HUMAN-CENTREDNESS IN PUBLIC LEADERSHIP
3. THE EVOLUTION OF PUBLIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND PUBLIC LEADERSHIP
4. THE SYSTEMIC NATURE OF SOCIETY AS THE CONTEXT FOR HUMAN-CENTRED PUBLIC LEADERSHIP
5. NURTURING HUMAN-CENTREDNESS THROUGH PUBLIC LEADERSHIP META-SKILLS
6. REFORMING GOVERNMENT THROUGH HUMAN-CENTREDNESS
7. REFORMING PUBLIC LEADERSHIP THROUGH LEARNING
8. THE ESSENCE OF PUBLIC LEADERSHIP BUILDS UPON HUMAN-CENTREDNESS
Biography
Petri Virtanen is Professor of Administrative Science at the University of Vaasa, Finland, and the CEO of ITLA Children´s Foundation.
Marika Tammeaid is Director of Development at ITLA Children’s Foundation and a Solution-Focused coach, developer and leadership trainer in Finland.
Harri Jalonen is Professor of Social and Health Management at the University of Vaasa, Finland.






