THE LEADERSHIP SEMINAR

Adel Safty,

Academic advisor to the UNESCO Chair Branch

At The Siberian Academy of Public Administration. Oct 25.2008

Leadership in Public PolicyAs a Set of Skills and Attitudes

• Excellent communication skills, interest in expanding their views, and concern for moral issues (Howard Gardner, The Leading Mind: An Anatomy of Leadership. 2000).

Leadership as skills and AttitudesThe example of George Marshall

• His sense of duty was never deterred by the prevailing political wind

• He spotted bright subordinates and delegated to them huge responsibilities

• George Marshall had no use for Yes Men. He encouraged criticisms and disagreements.

• His motto was “There is no end to what can be accomplished if you credit others.”

Leadership as Personal Qualities

• The New York Times editorial (Oct 24.08):

• “This country needs sensible leadership, compassionate leadership, honest leadership and strong leadership. Barack Obama has shown that he has all of those qualities.

Leadership as a Position

• In the October 20, 2008 issue of the New York Times another definition of leadership:

• “Stéphane Dion, the leader of the Liberal Party, announced Monday that he would step down, a moment that was a new low for a party that has dominated this country’s politics for much of its history.”

Leadership as being Ahead

• The NYT. Oct 20.08

• “Europe’s Leadership in Carbon Control at Risk in Credit Crisis”

Leadership as initiative and vision

• Commenting on the current financial crisis, the NYT lamented “the absence of leadership” (Sep 25.08)

Leadership as Management Skills at Producing Results

Private Sector Leadership

• The only definition of a leader is someone who has followers; however, popularity is not leadership, results are (Peter Drucker, the Leader of the Future. 2006).

Value Leadership (Safty et al, 2003)

• Value Leadership is more than management, administration, rule, or commandment.

• “It is the vision-driven activities of people (leaders and followers) who strive for higher achievements in whatever field, and add value to human development.

Leadership in EducationSafty et al (1993)

• Clear and well communicated vision • Policies and procedures to promote

Organisational Justice• Relevant and meaningful learning experiences

promoted by a variety of pedagogical approaches

• Rewarding professional experiences for faculty and staff to develop ownership and Build a Learning Community.

• Engagement in the community to serve and develop community focused citizen leaders.

Canadian Leadership and Public Service

• Relevance: Ensure the relevance of the Public Service and its ability to respond to the needs of citizens in the Knowledge Age.

• Professionalism: Remain a professional, non-partisan and diverse public service, where public servants work in partnership with political leaders as knowledgeable advisors.

The Social Change Model of Leadership Development at

UCLA.• consciousness of self,

• congruence and commitment at the individual level;

• collaboration, common purpose, controversy with civility at the group level; and

• citizenship at the community level.

L’Ecole Nationale D’Administration. Paris. France.

• The School was founded in 1945 to democratise access to public administration and prepare professional public servants.

• Its mission is to recruit and prepare the public administrators and civil servants of the future by developing:

• 1. The ethic of public service• 2. Individual responsibility• 3. Professional non-partisanship• 4. Altruism

LEADERSHIP DEFINED

Discussion

• What is your definition of Leadership?

Discussion

1. Leadership in Russia. Common or different conception? Static or dynamic conception?

Discussion

1. Leadership and the Siberian Academy for Public Administration: Formal and informal SAPA leadership. How are they manifested and how can they be developed?

Discussion

1. Leadership and the students at SAPA. What are the existing leadership opportunities? And what opportunities should we develop?

Discussion

1. Leadership and the Faculty at SAPA. What are the existing leadership opportunities? What opportunities for the future?

Discussion

1. Existing Courses at SAPA that deal with leadership

Discussion

1. Existing Courses at SAPA that may be included under the leadership umbrella.

Discussion

• Existing Courses that may be offered to the public at large under the umbrella of leadership

Discussion

1. Leadership Development course that may be offered to the public at large. What values, knowledge, skills, and attitudes? What pedagogy and course components?

Discussion

1. Leadership Development courses that may be offered as elective for the students at SAPA. What values, knowledge, skills, and attitudes? What pedagogy and course components?

Discussion

1. Curriculum development for leadership and public administration. What values, knowledge, skills, and attitudes? What pedagogy and course components?

Discussion

1. Leadership and the community: what other leadership courses do we want to offer the community? For example leadership for business managers; leadership for youth; and leadership for public service management (teachers, school and hospital administrators, municipal managers.)

Discussion

1. Leadership and Siberia. How do we promote our leadership offerings to the rest of the Siberian region, particularly in villages and small towns?

Discussion

• Leadership nationally and internationally. What events to organize nationally and internationally to promote the activities of the UNESCO leadership chair at SAPA ?