INSTRUCTIONS

 

Student Learning Outcome: Demonstrate an ability to lead and manage in public governance.

 

Topics that would demonstrate your mastery of this SLO (Student Learning Outcomes) include:

· mobilizing organizational resources to accomplish organizational goals.

· aligning organizational goals with laws and public policy. 

· leading in an ethical, moral, and legal manner

 

Keeping those topics in mind, listen to the 4 following podcasts:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-governance-leadership-with-ian-mccormack/id993270804?i=1000529092447

 

https://www.ncsl.org/our-american-states/2022/03/20/donna-washington-and-the-power-of-storytelling-ltis-episode-7.aspx

 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/peter-groff-leading-is-all-about-relationships-ltis/id1190614001?i=1000544700566

 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nancy-koehn-the-nature-of-leadership-ltis-episode-2/id1190614001?i=1000538096354

 

Then, in a 3–5-page essay discusses the listed topics linking them to the information and/or themes presented in the podcasts.  Your essay should also include a discussion of why the ideas about leadership addressed in the podcasts are good ones and explain which of the ideas would be easiest for you to utilize in a leadership position and why. Your essay should be single-spaced, well-written, including an introduction and a conclusion, and integrating at least 3-4 references from your MPA coursework.  Remember to cite all sources properly and include an APA formatted list of references.

 

ADDITIONAL Resource:

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (Spiral)

Authors: American Psychological Association

Edition: 7TH 20

Publisher: American Psychological Association – APA

ISBN-13: 978-1-4338-3217-8

ISBN-10: 1-4338-3217-8