Understanding Public Leadership

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'Paul 't Hart apologizes for writing 'another book on leadership.' No apologies are required. This is the book on leadership, and particularly on public leadership. Encyclopedic and discriminating in its literature review, genuinely helpful in its prescriptions for would-be leaders and its morally grounded democratic hopes for good public leadership, it should go straight to the top of 't Hart's included list of must reads.' - Mark H. Moore, Harvard University 'Erudite but accessible, a rare combination, Paul 't Hart's writing keeps me thinking and makes me want to keep reading. Packed with fascinating insights, questions, ideas and examples throughout, it is essential reading for students, academics and practitioners alike.' - Jean Hartley, The Open University Business School 'Long-time leadership scholar Paul 't Hart has written a masterwork that will not only be essential reading for students, but simultaneously for leaders, because it so elegantly unpacks the complexities and dilemmas they inevitably face, and scholars, through its skilful weaving together of disparate insights and taxonomies into a single narrative. Nuanced yet eminently readable, written in a crisp and highly engaging style, it has all the earmarks of an instant classic.' - Montgomery Van Wart, California State University, San Bernardino 'Successfully providing a roadmap for current and future public leaders in democratic societies - political, administrative or civic, public leadership is presented as an interactive process that involves not only the leaders themselves but those who choose them and the contexts in which they operate.' - Margaret G. Hermann, Syracuse University 'This gem is essential reading for all who teach or research leadership and indeed for leaders in any field seeking an insight into their role.' - Allan Fels, Australia and New Zealand School of Government