Managing and Leading in the Next Century

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ID11962065
AuthorsJohn W Mellors (0000-0002-3737-9742, Commonwealth Secretariat, corresponding author), John Mellors
Year1996
Volume55
Issue3
Pages83-89
Publication date1996-09-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAustralian Journal of Public Administration (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0313-6647 • E-ISSN: 1467-8500
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1467-8500.1996.tb01225.x
OpenAlexW1977046635
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited3

A ‘quick scan’ of the literature on management and leadership reveals a wealth of writings 1 This article offers a broad overview and some thoughts, based on personal observation and experience, on future management and leadership needs in the Australian public sector. The present article first outlines, by way of illustration, some key pressures for continuing change within Australia's public sector and their possible implications for future management needs. Second, it addresses the distinction between ‘management’ and ‘leadership’; and suggests that while the requirements placed on public sector management will continue to change, the skills required of public sector leaders are essentially timeless (and differ, in some respects, from private sector stereotypes of ‘leadership’). Finally the article suggests why and how we should be seeking to develop ‘leadership in depth’ within public sector organisations, drawing on some illustrations from the Australian Department of Administrative Services

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