Effective working relationships between politicians and managers are key to the operation of Local Government and the development of modern approaches to community government. Political management or political sensitivity is a distinctive skill required for managing in the public sector. Traditionally politicians determine policy and managers implement it, whilst this is still the basis of the relationship, a broader kind of understanding and partnership is important for councils to thrive. This is particularly important where the climate of constant change means that existing ways of working have to be challenged.
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