How elected officials and senior administrators work together when it works, and the failure patterns worth recognising long before they become public.
The relationship between elected officials and senior administrators works well quietly and fails publicly. This sets out where each side's authority properly begins and ends, and the failure patterns worth recognising long before they reach a newspaper.
The distinct roles of elected officials and administrators.
Practices that keep the working relationship productive.
Common ways the relationship breaks down and early signs.
Maintaining appropriate boundaries and professional conduct.
Advising and supporting political principals effectively.
Senior administrators, chiefs of staff, advisers, and officials who work at the political-administrative interface.
A senior administrative role, or elected or political office.
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