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Government Finance Review

| August 01, 2006 | Nollenberger, Karl | COPYRIGHT 2006 Government Finance Officers Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Good public sector managers need to be both good managers and good leaders. But what approach to leadership should the public finance manager take? The role of a financial manager cannot be solely the command of the finances; it also needs to include the ability to help the organization achieve its goals. In most governmental organizations, the acceptable leadership approaches have moved away from power-oriented autocratic styles to ones characterized by participatory environments. This shift has occurred within the context of the changing nature of the workforce in recent decades. The increased educational and economic levels of today's workforce have made participatory ...

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