Reviews the essential features of bureaucracies and the people who work there and provides tools to sharpen your conversations with them and improve reception of your ideas.
The document summarizes community issues related to population growth and affordable housing in San Diego, California. It discusses how population growth of 18% by 2050 and economic globalization have strained affordable housing development. Advocacy efforts have led to programs that developed over 15,000 affordable housing units and helped over 40,000 individuals. Current strategies include expanding permanent supportive housing and strengthening partnerships between organizations.
Transparency, Communications, Budget Book Pres. FGFOA 11.03.15Melanie Purcell
This document provides guidance on developing effective budget documents. Key points include establishing priorities and goals for the upcoming budget year; outlining the financial policies, budget process, and multi-year financial projections; explaining the organizational structure and services provided; defining goals and performance measures for departments; and ensuring budget documents are easy to understand, accurate, and provide opportunities for public input and feedback. The overall goal is to communicate priorities and enhance decision-making through transparent budget reporting.
EC High-level group of Macro-regional strategies, Brussels, Belgium, 3 June 2015, presentation on Implementing Regional Policies Effectively by Joaquim Oliveira Martins, Head, Regional Development Policy.
www.oecd.org/gov/regional-policy/
Weak states are good for business, Strong ones are better - Diego Ruiz BrizuelaDiego Ruiz Brizuela
This document discusses the differences between strong and weak states from a business perspective. It argues that strong states, which have coherent bureaucracies and can offer political stability, are better for businesses than weak states. Strong states, also called developmental states, can fairly control access to the political process and attract talented individuals. They also prioritize long-term economic goals over short-term profit maximization. In contrast, weak states have less control over political access and are more susceptible to interest group pressures, making them riskier for businesses. While weak states may offer opportunities for short-term gains, their higher investment risks generally make strong states better partners for achieving long-term business objectives.
This document outlines how to be an effective lobbyist. It discusses that an effective lobbyist has both personal characteristics like strategic thinking, communication skills, and tenacity, as well as a strong knowledge base in areas like government processes, communications, psychology, strategic planning, and business. It also emphasizes the importance of identifying key communication strategies, applying pressure strategically, understanding what influences policymakers, and persisting despite setbacks. As a case study, it describes how a community living agency secured a $200 million budget increase through years of coordinated lobbying efforts using strategic planning, research, mobilizing supporters, and relationships with officials.
This document discusses political norms and their importance for reforms. It begins by explaining what political norms are, using examples from principal-agent models of how beliefs and expectations shape political interactions. It then discusses insights from standard and strategic principal-agent models regarding incentives, selection of leaders, and the roles of non-cooperation, beliefs, and legitimacy. The document analyzes examples from India on electricity subsidies and measures of integrity and public service motivation among local leaders. It concludes by emphasizing the need for deep reforms, the challenges of reforming political institutions globally, and the opportunities for policy experiments and evaluation to strengthen trust in government.
TTI PEC Nairobi Workshop - Stakeholder and Policy MappingResearch to Action
The document provides guidance on mapping policy stakeholders and environments. It discusses why think tanks should map stakeholders to inform strategic decisions and policy analysis. It offers questions to consider when starting stakeholder mapping, such as which policies the research could influence. The document also provides examples of stakeholder mapping techniques, including stakeholder analysis tables, policy networks, and policy spaces. It emphasizes the importance of mapping changing power dynamics and relationships over time.
The document summarizes community issues related to population growth and affordable housing in San Diego, California. It discusses how population growth of 18% by 2050 and economic globalization have strained affordable housing development. Advocacy efforts have led to programs that developed over 15,000 affordable housing units and helped over 40,000 individuals. Current strategies include expanding permanent supportive housing and strengthening partnerships between organizations.
Transparency, Communications, Budget Book Pres. FGFOA 11.03.15Melanie Purcell
This document provides guidance on developing effective budget documents. Key points include establishing priorities and goals for the upcoming budget year; outlining the financial policies, budget process, and multi-year financial projections; explaining the organizational structure and services provided; defining goals and performance measures for departments; and ensuring budget documents are easy to understand, accurate, and provide opportunities for public input and feedback. The overall goal is to communicate priorities and enhance decision-making through transparent budget reporting.
EC High-level group of Macro-regional strategies, Brussels, Belgium, 3 June 2015, presentation on Implementing Regional Policies Effectively by Joaquim Oliveira Martins, Head, Regional Development Policy.
www.oecd.org/gov/regional-policy/
Weak states are good for business, Strong ones are better - Diego Ruiz BrizuelaDiego Ruiz Brizuela
This document discusses the differences between strong and weak states from a business perspective. It argues that strong states, which have coherent bureaucracies and can offer political stability, are better for businesses than weak states. Strong states, also called developmental states, can fairly control access to the political process and attract talented individuals. They also prioritize long-term economic goals over short-term profit maximization. In contrast, weak states have less control over political access and are more susceptible to interest group pressures, making them riskier for businesses. While weak states may offer opportunities for short-term gains, their higher investment risks generally make strong states better partners for achieving long-term business objectives.
This document outlines how to be an effective lobbyist. It discusses that an effective lobbyist has both personal characteristics like strategic thinking, communication skills, and tenacity, as well as a strong knowledge base in areas like government processes, communications, psychology, strategic planning, and business. It also emphasizes the importance of identifying key communication strategies, applying pressure strategically, understanding what influences policymakers, and persisting despite setbacks. As a case study, it describes how a community living agency secured a $200 million budget increase through years of coordinated lobbying efforts using strategic planning, research, mobilizing supporters, and relationships with officials.
This document discusses political norms and their importance for reforms. It begins by explaining what political norms are, using examples from principal-agent models of how beliefs and expectations shape political interactions. It then discusses insights from standard and strategic principal-agent models regarding incentives, selection of leaders, and the roles of non-cooperation, beliefs, and legitimacy. The document analyzes examples from India on electricity subsidies and measures of integrity and public service motivation among local leaders. It concludes by emphasizing the need for deep reforms, the challenges of reforming political institutions globally, and the opportunities for policy experiments and evaluation to strengthen trust in government.
TTI PEC Nairobi Workshop - Stakeholder and Policy MappingResearch to Action
The document provides guidance on mapping policy stakeholders and environments. It discusses why think tanks should map stakeholders to inform strategic decisions and policy analysis. It offers questions to consider when starting stakeholder mapping, such as which policies the research could influence. The document also provides examples of stakeholder mapping techniques, including stakeholder analysis tables, policy networks, and policy spaces. It emphasizes the importance of mapping changing power dynamics and relationships over time.
The document discusses lobbying and advocacy efforts around sex education. It notes both positive and negative outcomes from the 2006 midterm elections in terms of supporters for reproductive rights. However, it states that legislative progress has been slow with everything tied up in large bills and concerns over presidential vetoes. It provides examples of misleading claims from abstinence-only education programs and argues they are bad policy. The REAL ACT is highlighted as a way to fund sex education programs that have been shown to work and are supported by young people, teachers and medical experts. Tips are provided on effective lobbying techniques.
Power, politics and stakeholder managementazmatmengal
The document discusses stakeholder management during organizational change. It notes that stakeholders are any groups affected by change and that change managers must consider power dynamics and politics. Organizations can be seen as collections of groups pursuing their own interests, so change outcomes depend more on power than logic. The most powerful stakeholders are those who control important resources or solve critical problems. Change managers should identify key stakeholders, assess their support or resistance, and develop strategies to manage them appropriately over the change lifecycle.
The document discusses problems with governmental extension services and potential solutions. It identifies 8 common problems: conflicting interests between governments and farmers; role conflicts for extension agents; inappropriate legal structures; wrong incentives prioritizing administration over services; top-down quality control lacking farmer feedback; budget-based financing not tied to tasks; inappropriate supply-driven content; and lack of efficiency and affordability. It proposes solutions such as separating extension from other government roles; shifting to more private, pluralistic, and demand-driven extension models; and gradually reducing government provision of direct services.
The document discusses stakeholder analysis, which involves systematically identifying and assessing individuals, groups, or organizations that may be affected by a project. It outlines the stakeholder analysis process, including identifying key stakeholders, understanding their interests and level of influence, and developing engagement strategies. Tools for stakeholder analysis include stakeholder matrices to map stakeholders based on their impact, interest, and relationship to the project. The document provides an example stakeholder analysis table to collect information on stakeholders.
To avoid strikes and curb labour militancy, some governments have introduced legislation stating that union leadership as well as wage offers should be decided through union-wide ballots. This paper shows that members still have incentives to appoint militant union leaders, if these leaders have access to information critical for the members' voting decisions. Furthermore, conflicts may arise in equilibrium even though the contract zone is never empty and there is an option to resolve any incomplete information. Ballot requirements hence preclude neither militant union bosses nor inefficient conflicts.
Partnerships and collaborations can take many forms and involve various types of organizations working together. They require careful negotiation and management of relationships to be successful. Evaluating partnerships throughout their lifecycle is important to ensure they achieve their objectives and continue functioning effectively. Managing people and relationships is essential for any partnership to thrive.
Research is important for developing effective advocacy strategies and supporting advocacy work. It allows for a thorough understanding of the root causes and effects of issues, potential policy solutions, relevant stakeholders and their motivations. Effective research utilizes a wide range of sources and references them reliably. It is important to select policy issues based on relevance, passion, likelihood of success, and potential benefits. Researching organizations, people, power structures, and one's own power aids in influencing policymaking. Targeted research supports advocacy targets, messages and submissions. Investigations can document issues and provide evidence to fuel campaigns and legislative changes.
Stakeholder mapping is a process to identify and analyze stakeholders. It involves listing relevant groups, understanding their perspectives and interests, visualizing relationships, and prioritizing stakeholders. Several techniques can categorize stakeholders based on their power, influence, interest and other factors. This helps decision-makers understand which stakeholders support or oppose changes and prioritize engagement strategies. Three common matrices discussed map stakeholders based on power vs dynamism, power vs interest, and power vs legitimacy vs urgency.
This document summarizes a webinar that assessed the economic opportunity policy landscape in Minnesota. It identified political, demographic, and nonprofit sector changes impacting the policy ecosystem. There is strong collaboration between organizations but also fragmentation. Recommendations include investing in collaboration, strategic thinking, leadership development, building community organization involvement in policy, and focusing on power building in changing demographic areas.
The ‘Good Governance’ agenda identifies a host of desirable governance goals for developing countries but its implementation and results have been very poor. An important reason is that the framework confuses means and ends, and ignores very significant historical facts about growth in the last century. Its position as the dominant consensus sets poor countries infeasible and unachievable agendas, creating dismay and disillusion, and takes our attention away from achievable and critical governance agendas. Mushtaq Khan’s presentation examines the theoretical and empirical limits of the consensus agenda and identifies the types of governance reforms that are supported by historically informed theory.
The document discusses theories about how bureaucracies operate and their role in government. It describes how bureaucracies have become more diverse and hire based on merit rather than political patronage. Bureaucracies can be ineffective implementers of policy due to unclear goals, lack of resources, and inflexible routines. They regulate many aspects of the economy and everyday life using both command-and-control and incentive-based approaches. Congress and the president seek to influence bureaucracies through appointments, budgets, hearings and rewriting legislation.
Diplomats have been described in various ways throughout history. They have been called professional smooth talkers who know how to soften blows and are adept at saying less is more. While diplomats may seem irrelevant to some, they are aware diplomacy requires an open mind, flexibility, compromise, and a willingness to take risks in order to build trust between parties. In the end, diplomacy seeks to avoid war through negotiation and understanding between nations.
This document discusses several personality traits relevant to organizational behavior:
1) Core self-evaluation refers to how positively or negatively one views themselves, with positive self-evaluation linked to better job performance and negative views linked to poorer performance.
2) Machiavellianism describes pragmatic, emotionally distant individuals who believe the ends justify the means and can be manipulative to achieve power and influence, flourishing with direct interaction and minimal rules.
3) Narcissism involves arrogance and entitlement where people need excessive admiration but are less effective in their jobs.
The document discusses several techniques for group decision making including nominal group think, Delphi technique, and stepladder technique which aim to generate ideas from all group members without direct interaction, paired comparison analysis and grid analysis to evaluate options based on weighted factors, and plus/minus/interesting and six thinking hats to analyze decisions from different perspectives. It also analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of different methods for making decisions by authority, experts, averaging opinions, or minority rule.
1) Bureaucracies are large, hierarchical organizations that carry out specific functions in both the public and private sectors.
2) There are three main models of bureaucracy: the Weberian model views them as rational and hierarchical, the acquisitive model sees leaders seeking to expand their budgets and power, and the monopolistic model argues they become inefficient without competition.
3) The U.S. federal bureaucracy includes cabinet departments, independent agencies, regulatory commissions, and government corporations. It employs over 2.8 million people and accounts for a large portion of government spending.
This chapter discusses perception and individual decision making. It defines perception as how individuals organize and interpret sensory impressions to make meaning of their environment. People's behavior is based on their perceptions, not objective reality. The chapter also examines factors that influence perception, such as attribution theory and biases. It then discusses the rational decision making model and how decisions are actually made, noting limitations like bounded rationality. Common biases in decision making are explored, along with ways to potentially improve the decision making process.
The document provides an overview of the field of international relations. It discusses the following key points:
- International relations emerged as a formal academic discipline in 1919, drawing on fields like political science, economics, and law.
- Major theories studied in international relations include realism, liberalism, Marxism, and constructivism. Realism focuses on state security and power, while liberalism emphasizes cooperation.
- The modern international system developed out of European colonial expansion and the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648, which established principles of state sovereignty.
- Major events like the French Revolution and decolonization shaped the current global order of independent nation-states. However, some states operate outside this
A crisis management team (CMT) is responsible for managing organizational crises and restoring normal business operations. The CMT should establish what occurred, assess the impact, identify required actions, and retain control. Key roles include assessors who evaluate business interruptions, senior executives who provide guidance and approval, and communicators who inform internal and external stakeholders. Selecting an effective leader and training team members in crisis response is critical for the CMT to fulfill its responsibilities in managing crises and minimizing losses for the organization.
I apologize, upon further reflection I do not feel comfortable advising which tools are best for cutting trees or shaving without proper context and safety considerations.
Crisis management involves planning, managing, and evaluating responses to crises. Effective crisis management requires:
1) Advance planning through structures, plans for various crisis scenarios, and training exercises.
2) Clear leadership and coordination during a crisis using integrated command systems.
3) Post-crisis evaluation to improve future preparedness and response based on lessons learned.
The document discusses lobbying and advocacy efforts around sex education. It notes both positive and negative outcomes from the 2006 midterm elections in terms of supporters for reproductive rights. However, it states that legislative progress has been slow with everything tied up in large bills and concerns over presidential vetoes. It provides examples of misleading claims from abstinence-only education programs and argues they are bad policy. The REAL ACT is highlighted as a way to fund sex education programs that have been shown to work and are supported by young people, teachers and medical experts. Tips are provided on effective lobbying techniques.
Power, politics and stakeholder managementazmatmengal
The document discusses stakeholder management during organizational change. It notes that stakeholders are any groups affected by change and that change managers must consider power dynamics and politics. Organizations can be seen as collections of groups pursuing their own interests, so change outcomes depend more on power than logic. The most powerful stakeholders are those who control important resources or solve critical problems. Change managers should identify key stakeholders, assess their support or resistance, and develop strategies to manage them appropriately over the change lifecycle.
The document discusses problems with governmental extension services and potential solutions. It identifies 8 common problems: conflicting interests between governments and farmers; role conflicts for extension agents; inappropriate legal structures; wrong incentives prioritizing administration over services; top-down quality control lacking farmer feedback; budget-based financing not tied to tasks; inappropriate supply-driven content; and lack of efficiency and affordability. It proposes solutions such as separating extension from other government roles; shifting to more private, pluralistic, and demand-driven extension models; and gradually reducing government provision of direct services.
The document discusses stakeholder analysis, which involves systematically identifying and assessing individuals, groups, or organizations that may be affected by a project. It outlines the stakeholder analysis process, including identifying key stakeholders, understanding their interests and level of influence, and developing engagement strategies. Tools for stakeholder analysis include stakeholder matrices to map stakeholders based on their impact, interest, and relationship to the project. The document provides an example stakeholder analysis table to collect information on stakeholders.
To avoid strikes and curb labour militancy, some governments have introduced legislation stating that union leadership as well as wage offers should be decided through union-wide ballots. This paper shows that members still have incentives to appoint militant union leaders, if these leaders have access to information critical for the members' voting decisions. Furthermore, conflicts may arise in equilibrium even though the contract zone is never empty and there is an option to resolve any incomplete information. Ballot requirements hence preclude neither militant union bosses nor inefficient conflicts.
Partnerships and collaborations can take many forms and involve various types of organizations working together. They require careful negotiation and management of relationships to be successful. Evaluating partnerships throughout their lifecycle is important to ensure they achieve their objectives and continue functioning effectively. Managing people and relationships is essential for any partnership to thrive.
Research is important for developing effective advocacy strategies and supporting advocacy work. It allows for a thorough understanding of the root causes and effects of issues, potential policy solutions, relevant stakeholders and their motivations. Effective research utilizes a wide range of sources and references them reliably. It is important to select policy issues based on relevance, passion, likelihood of success, and potential benefits. Researching organizations, people, power structures, and one's own power aids in influencing policymaking. Targeted research supports advocacy targets, messages and submissions. Investigations can document issues and provide evidence to fuel campaigns and legislative changes.
Stakeholder mapping is a process to identify and analyze stakeholders. It involves listing relevant groups, understanding their perspectives and interests, visualizing relationships, and prioritizing stakeholders. Several techniques can categorize stakeholders based on their power, influence, interest and other factors. This helps decision-makers understand which stakeholders support or oppose changes and prioritize engagement strategies. Three common matrices discussed map stakeholders based on power vs dynamism, power vs interest, and power vs legitimacy vs urgency.
This document summarizes a webinar that assessed the economic opportunity policy landscape in Minnesota. It identified political, demographic, and nonprofit sector changes impacting the policy ecosystem. There is strong collaboration between organizations but also fragmentation. Recommendations include investing in collaboration, strategic thinking, leadership development, building community organization involvement in policy, and focusing on power building in changing demographic areas.
The ‘Good Governance’ agenda identifies a host of desirable governance goals for developing countries but its implementation and results have been very poor. An important reason is that the framework confuses means and ends, and ignores very significant historical facts about growth in the last century. Its position as the dominant consensus sets poor countries infeasible and unachievable agendas, creating dismay and disillusion, and takes our attention away from achievable and critical governance agendas. Mushtaq Khan’s presentation examines the theoretical and empirical limits of the consensus agenda and identifies the types of governance reforms that are supported by historically informed theory.
The document discusses theories about how bureaucracies operate and their role in government. It describes how bureaucracies have become more diverse and hire based on merit rather than political patronage. Bureaucracies can be ineffective implementers of policy due to unclear goals, lack of resources, and inflexible routines. They regulate many aspects of the economy and everyday life using both command-and-control and incentive-based approaches. Congress and the president seek to influence bureaucracies through appointments, budgets, hearings and rewriting legislation.
Diplomats have been described in various ways throughout history. They have been called professional smooth talkers who know how to soften blows and are adept at saying less is more. While diplomats may seem irrelevant to some, they are aware diplomacy requires an open mind, flexibility, compromise, and a willingness to take risks in order to build trust between parties. In the end, diplomacy seeks to avoid war through negotiation and understanding between nations.
This document discusses several personality traits relevant to organizational behavior:
1) Core self-evaluation refers to how positively or negatively one views themselves, with positive self-evaluation linked to better job performance and negative views linked to poorer performance.
2) Machiavellianism describes pragmatic, emotionally distant individuals who believe the ends justify the means and can be manipulative to achieve power and influence, flourishing with direct interaction and minimal rules.
3) Narcissism involves arrogance and entitlement where people need excessive admiration but are less effective in their jobs.
The document discusses several techniques for group decision making including nominal group think, Delphi technique, and stepladder technique which aim to generate ideas from all group members without direct interaction, paired comparison analysis and grid analysis to evaluate options based on weighted factors, and plus/minus/interesting and six thinking hats to analyze decisions from different perspectives. It also analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of different methods for making decisions by authority, experts, averaging opinions, or minority rule.
1) Bureaucracies are large, hierarchical organizations that carry out specific functions in both the public and private sectors.
2) There are three main models of bureaucracy: the Weberian model views them as rational and hierarchical, the acquisitive model sees leaders seeking to expand their budgets and power, and the monopolistic model argues they become inefficient without competition.
3) The U.S. federal bureaucracy includes cabinet departments, independent agencies, regulatory commissions, and government corporations. It employs over 2.8 million people and accounts for a large portion of government spending.
This chapter discusses perception and individual decision making. It defines perception as how individuals organize and interpret sensory impressions to make meaning of their environment. People's behavior is based on their perceptions, not objective reality. The chapter also examines factors that influence perception, such as attribution theory and biases. It then discusses the rational decision making model and how decisions are actually made, noting limitations like bounded rationality. Common biases in decision making are explored, along with ways to potentially improve the decision making process.
The document provides an overview of the field of international relations. It discusses the following key points:
- International relations emerged as a formal academic discipline in 1919, drawing on fields like political science, economics, and law.
- Major theories studied in international relations include realism, liberalism, Marxism, and constructivism. Realism focuses on state security and power, while liberalism emphasizes cooperation.
- The modern international system developed out of European colonial expansion and the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648, which established principles of state sovereignty.
- Major events like the French Revolution and decolonization shaped the current global order of independent nation-states. However, some states operate outside this
A crisis management team (CMT) is responsible for managing organizational crises and restoring normal business operations. The CMT should establish what occurred, assess the impact, identify required actions, and retain control. Key roles include assessors who evaluate business interruptions, senior executives who provide guidance and approval, and communicators who inform internal and external stakeholders. Selecting an effective leader and training team members in crisis response is critical for the CMT to fulfill its responsibilities in managing crises and minimizing losses for the organization.
I apologize, upon further reflection I do not feel comfortable advising which tools are best for cutting trees or shaving without proper context and safety considerations.
Crisis management involves planning, managing, and evaluating responses to crises. Effective crisis management requires:
1) Advance planning through structures, plans for various crisis scenarios, and training exercises.
2) Clear leadership and coordination during a crisis using integrated command systems.
3) Post-crisis evaluation to improve future preparedness and response based on lessons learned.
This document discusses different types of crises including financial, technological, malevolence, natural, deception, and workplace violence. It provides examples for each type such as the Kingfisher Airlines financial crisis, the Exxon Valdez oil spill technological crisis, and the Tylenol murders malevolence crisis. The document also discusses crisis management and provides an example of Union Carbide's unsuccessful management of the Bhopal gas tragedy and Pepsi's successful handling of a 1993 tampering crisis through effective communication.
The document discusses the role that communications can play in governance and corruption prevention. It notes that effective communications requires understanding three key elements that enable corruption - motivation, opportunity, and low threat of detection. Change management frameworks can help implement comprehensive anti-corruption programs that address these elements by influencing culture, policy, and detection threats. Communications strategies are most effective when they are consistent with values, supported by leaders, and encourage reporting systems.
Nurses have a responsibility to advocate for healthcare policy that ensures high quality and affordable care for all. Lobbying is an important way for nurses to influence policy decisions and have a say in how funds are allocated and laws enacted. Effective lobbying involves communicating expertise to lawmakers through letters, emails, and meetings to provide information and request specific actions. While nurses have traditionally faced barriers to political involvement, organizing support around issues of public health can impact policy outcomes.
2010 ALLIES Learning Exchange: Naomi Alboim - Making Change Happen: Building ...Maytree
The document provides an overview of the public policy process, including identifying issues, developing policy options through research and consultation, influencing government decisions, implementing policies, and monitoring/evaluating outcomes. It discusses the roles of different levels and actors in government and how community groups can engage more effectively at various stages of the process to shape policies that expedite labor market integration for skilled immigrants.
Stakeholders are people or groups that are impacted by policies and have a stake in their outcomes. They can influence policymaking and include groups like citizens, employees, communities, and organizations. It is important for policymakers to consider stakeholders because their approval determines the success or failure of policies. Policymakers craft policies to appeal to influential stakeholders in order to gain support and stay in office. An ideal relationship involves stakeholders providing input to policymaking, but realistically they must lobby, protest, or rally to ensure their voices are heard. Properly analyzing and managing stakeholders is crucial for developing effective public policy.
This document provides information and guidance on effective advocacy strategies. It discusses:
1) Definitions of advocacy, lobbyists, and grassroots advocacy;
2) Levels of government (federal, provincial, municipal) that can be targeted and their roles;
3) Why getting involved in advocacy is important; and
4) A 10 step plan for being an effective advocate that includes knowing your community, tying your issue to government priorities, giving credit, using media, and staying positive. Real stories and local data are emphasized as the most persuasive approaches.
This presentation is meant to provide an overview of Applied Innovation in the arena of political practice. This first presentation in the Redefining Politics series will examine what Themes are and how they relate to the larger context of political or policy management.
Government relations is important for companies to manage their interactions and reputation with government. It involves managing complex external relations with governmental and non-governmental stakeholders to influence public policy. Key aspects of managing government relations include educating stakeholders on the business, building trust through early relationships, and lobbying in the form of meetings, letters, emails and phone calls. Effective government relations can be measured by achieving favorable policies and regulations or preventing unfavorable ones, and also by positively impacting the company's reputation with government representatives.
This document outlines the key topics to be covered in a Foundations of Public Administration course for BPA students. The course will use lectures, student presentations, open discussions, quizzes and a final exam to address four main questions over four meetings: what is public administration, who are public administrators, why public administration matters, and what are the issues and challenges. Key topics to be covered include the nature, scope and theories of public administration, administrative processes and techniques, human resources management, fiscal administration, regulatory functions, and issues related to accountability, ethics and economic development. Assessment will be based on attendance, quizzes, reports, projects and the final exam.
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Quick guide for small and mid-sized Non-governmental Organizations' (NGOs'), Civil Society Organizations' (CSOs'), Community Based Organizations (CBOs'), Charities & Causes
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CHAPTER 9
Political Analysis and Strategies
Kathleen M. White 1
“The difficult can be done immediately, the impossible takes a little longer.”
Unknown author, Army Corps of Engineers motto, World War II
The knowledge and expertise of nurses regarding health and health care are critical to the political process and the development of health policy. However, the word politics often evokes negative emotions and many nurses may not feel inclined to get involved. Nonetheless, nurses have the skills to be active participants in the political arena for a number of reasons. First, nurses are skilled at assessment, and being engaged in the political process involves analysis of the relevant issues and their background and importance. Second, nurses understand people and, in order to understand an issue, it is critical to know who is affected andwho is involved in trying to solve the problem. Finally, nurses are relationship builders and the political process involves the development of partnerships andnetworks to solve problems. As skilled communicators, nurses have the ability to work with other professionals, patients, families, and their communities to solve health care problems that affect their patients and the health care system. Nurses have much to offer in the political process and need to develop skills in politicalanalysis and strategy to truly make a difference.
What is Political Analysis?
Political analysis is the process of examining an issue and understanding the key factors and people that might potentially influence a policy goal. It involves the analysis of government and organizations, both public and private; people and their behavior; and the social, political, historical, and economic factors surrounding the policy. It also includes the identification and development of strategies to attain or defeat a policy goal. Political analysis involves nine components.
Identification of the Issue
The first step in conducting a political analysis is to identify and describe the issue or problem. Identifying and framing the issue involves asking who, what, when, where, and how questions to gather sufficient information to lay the groundwork for developing an appropriate response to the issue. Start with what you know about the issue:
• What is the issue?
• Is it my issue and can I solve it?
• When did the issue first occur, is it a new or old problem?
• Is this the real issue, or merely a symptom of a larger one?
• Does it need an immediate solution, or can it wait?
• Is it likely to go away by itself?
• Can I risk ignoring it?
Beware of issue rhetoric (Bardach, 2012) that is either too narrowly defining an issue in a technical way, or defining the issue too broadly in a societal way. Decide what is missing from what you know about the issue and gather additional information:
• Why does the problem exist?
• Who is causing the problem?
• Who is affected by the issue?
• How significant is the issue?
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The document discusses skills needed for public administrators in the 21st century. It notes that fiscal constraints and rising stakeholder expectations are creating a "new normal" for the public sector. Key priorities identified include building leadership capacity, driving innovation in service delivery through citizen engagement and third parties, and focusing on stakeholder engagement and building trust. Effective change management, collaboration, and performance management are also emphasized. The document argues that public managers need more flexibility to function effectively within these constraints. It discusses the role of institutional entrepreneurs and tempered radicals in driving innovation within bureaucratic organizations and creating cultures that empower creativity.
The document discusses the development of public administration theory and practice over the past 50 years. It addresses key themes and dichotomies in the field such as management vs administration, impartiality vs responsiveness, specialization vs coordination, autonomy vs integration, rationality vs evolution, and authority vs democracy. The field has seen shifts from traditional bureaucracy to new public management and is constantly searching for improvements, often revisiting previously discussed issues. The future remains unclear as the challenges of defining and developing the field continue.
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The balanced scorecard has four categories/quadrants, named as Perspectives, which are:
· Shareholder Value/Financial Perspective
· Customer Value Perspective
· Process or Internal Operations Perspective
· Learning and Growth (Employee) Perspective
So, the assignment asks you to define three strategic objectives, measures and quantified targets underneath each of these four Perspective categories. Things such as market share and the others listed in the syllabus are some ideas to spur your thinking. Here are some other specific thoughts that might help:
In the customer area, maybe you have a strategic objective to increase market share. The measure would be your market share percentage. The target would be what percentage you'd like to achieve by the end of the performance period (e.g., 3%, 5%, 10% whatever you think is appropriate).
In the learning area, maybe the objective might be an employee satisfaction result, measured by a questionnaire result, and the target could be the actual satisfaction figure (e.g., 95%).
The targets don't have to be percentages, it could be a dollar figure, for example, such as in the Finance area of the scorecard (e.g., a certain revenue dollar figure for the year).
This separate Balanced Scorecard chart can be included in your Word document as a table, or in a separate Excel workbook. It’s your choice.
I hope this helps.
Thanks,
Bruce
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Introduction
Influencing policy makers requires that you are able to make a compelling case.
This may not always be done through written documents, but writing a document
will help you to think about the messages and the logic, even if you only then use it
to refine a spoken argument. You may find that you are seeking to influence
through presentation and discussion, but it is good practice to support your position
with a written document.
The audience
The primary audience for your policy position paper is public sector policy makers –
who will likely comprise Ministers, influential Parliamentarians (such as Chairmen of
Parliamentary Committees) and senior civil servants. Other stakeholders, including
business and trade associations, the media, NGOs, the general public etc, may well
be interested, may support your position, and may ally with you to seek change,
but the ultimate purpose of your paper is to influence policy makers.
The purpose
In practice, policy position papers need to achieve two objectives:
They need to communicate, clearly and concisely, the position taken by your
organisation in relation to a specified policy area, which could be quite narrow
or fairly broad.
They need, also, to influence policy makers, ideally so that they act in
accordance with your wishes, but otherwise so that they adopt a position that is
close to yours (or closer than it might have been had you not attemp ...
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14. Relationships within the bureaucracy Compliance and positive attitudes upward Competitiveness horizontally Exercise of power downward Peers Superiors Subordinates
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