- Generate two (2) advantages and two (2) disadvantages of group decision
making within the context of deciding how to spend revenue obtained from a new
sales tax. Include at least two (2) examples of such advantages and
disadvantages to support your position.
- Review the bases of social power.
Appraise two (2) types of power, and predict two (2) ways in which these powers
are limited in public organizations and / or non-profit organizations. Provide
support for your rationale.
- Review the main principles of effective listening, and select two (2)
listening skills that you do well and two (2) listening skills upon which you
could improve. Next, create a scenario in which you could implement the
improvements that you have selected.
- It is well known that, at times, public administrators have to make
unpopular decisions. Propose two (2) leadership skills that
are required for making difficult decisions in the current political
environment. Next, propose two (2) actions that public administrators could use
in order to implement an unpopular government policy or decision. Provide a
rationale for your response.
