Policymaking is of its very nature a people-centered business-a
good reason why highly effective policy analysts display not only
superb technical expertise but excellent people skills as well.
Those "people skills" include the ability to manage professional
relationships, to learn from others about policy issues, to give
presentations, to work in teams, to resolve conflict, to write for
multiple audiences, and to engage in professional networking.
Training programs for policy analysts often focus on technical
skills. By working to enhance their people skills, policy analysts
can increase their ability to produce technical work that changes
minds. Fortunately, this unique book fills the gaps in such
programs by covering the "people side" of policy analysis.
Beyond explaining why people skills matter, this book provides
practical, easy-to-follow advice on how policy analysts can develop
and use their people skills. Each chapter provides a Skill Building
Checklist, discussion ideas, and suggestions for further reading.
"People Skills" is essential reading for anyone engaged in public
policymaking and public affairs as well as all policy analysts.
Completely changing how we think about what it means to be an
effective policy analyst, "People Skills for Policy Analysts"
provides straightforward advice for students of policy analysis and
public management as well as practitioners just starting their
professional lives.
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