Policymaking is of its very nature a people-centred business. By explaining why people skills matter, this work provides 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.
This book is a how-to book for policy analysts. It takes the how-to management book genre and tailors that kind of practical advice specifically for the policy profession. Chapters include interviewing informants, working in teams, holding meetings, writing for multiple audiences, confict management, and networking. This book is designed to supplement the standard policy analysis textbooks in upper-level and undergraduate policy and public management programs. While the classic policy textbooks teach the academics and research methods, this addresses the people skills. Each chapter has a "Skill Building Checklist," "Discussion Ideas," and "Further Reading." It will also be useful to people who are working as policy analysts.
