PAD 599 WEEK 1 DISCUSSION

DISCUSSION 1

  

"Public Administration and My Role" Please respond to the following:

• Imagine      that you are applying for a position in the agency you reviewed in any of      the two e-Activities. Describe the agency and the specific role for which      you are applying and the challenges you see the agency facing.
• Explain two or three reasons you would be of value to      the agency in meeting those challenges.

DISCUSSION 2

  

"Management Roles: Which Are Most Important?" Please respond to the following: 

• Using the agency you reviewed in any of the two      e-Activities, assume you have been elected to a government position (e.g.,      governor, county executive, mayor, or sheriff). Identify your position,      select two management roles, and explain why they are the most important      for the elected official you identified. (Management Roles could be      figurehead, leader, monitor, disseminator, entrepreneur, disturbance      handler, resource allocator, and negotiator.)

NOTE: MORE THAN ONE ANSWER POSTED AS A BONUS CHOOSE ANY