Searching for Leadership: Secretaries to Cabinet in Canada (Ipac Series in Public Management and Governance)

Although the subject of "leadership" is a hot topic, it has never attracted much attention in the public sector. Searching for Leadership is the first book to examine the evolving role and leadership of the highest-ranking public servant in Ottawa or in any of Canada's Provinces and Territories, the Secretary to Cabinet, or the "Clerk." Arguing that the leadership role of the Secretary to Cabinet must be appreciated and understood in light of modern management practices and the centralization of administrative practices, the contributors to this volume present a mixture of approaches to the position: literature reviews, structural approaches, and biographical case studies of influential Secretaries to the Cabinet. Analyzing the role of Secretaries to the Cabinet in Ottawa as well as in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Quebec, and Ontario, the contributors detail the roles, key functions and impact of these highly influential public servants, highlighting the ways in which the leadership skills of Secretaries to the Cabinet have changed and responded to change. An important contribution to understanding Canadian governance and public management, Searching for Leadership is essential reading for scholars and students in political science, history, public administration and management, as well as public servants. Although The Subject Of Leadership Is Widely Studied And Debated, It Has Never Attracted Much Attention In Relation To The Public Sector. Searching For Leadership Is The First Book To Examine The Evolving Role Of The Highest-ranking Public Servant Both In Ottawa And In Canada's Provinces And Territories, Namely, The Secretary To Cabinet Or The Clerk Of The Executive Council. An Important Contribution To Our Understanding Of Canadian Governance And Public Management, Searching For Leadership Is Essential Reading For Scholars And Students In Political Science, History, And Public Administration And Management, As Well As For Public Servants.--book Jacket. Searching For Leadership / Patrice Dutil -- Clerks And Secretaries To Cabinet: Anatomy Of Leadership / Jacques Bourgault -- Clerk As Revelateur. A Panoramic View / Ruth Hubbard And Gilles Paquet -- Capacity, Complexity And Leadership: Secretaries To Cabinet And Ontario's Project Of Modernization At The Centre / Bryan Evans -- Secretary To The Cabinet In Saskatchewan: Evolution Of The Role, 1944-2006 / Gregory P. Marchildon -- 'super Diplomat And Super Expediter': Wes Bolstad As Cabinet Secretary In Saskatchewan, 1973-9 / Ken Rasmussen -- Leviathan Awakes: Harry Hobbs And The Rise Of Alberta / Keith Brownsey -- Leadership And Province Building: Guy Coulombe In Quebec / Luc Bernier -- Options And Futures Of Secretaries To Cabinet / Patrice Dutil. Edited By Patrice Dutil. Includes Bibliographical References.