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PNLC faculty conduct research, education, and outreach activities that focus on the multiple spheres in which leadership is exercised. They have expertise in leadership of government and nonprofit organizations policy entrepreneurship, and leadership in cross-sector collaborations. Their workaddresses the ongoing challenges of fostering ethical public service and nurturing leadership in the public interest.

PNLC provides graduate education to prepare the next generation of public and nonprofit leaders, and continuing professional development opportunities for those currently in public and nonprofit service.

John Bryson

• Leadership and the integration of systems thinking modes into strategic planning research, education and practice.

Barbara Crosby

• Leadership and public policy; transnational leadership; leadership and citizenship; integrative leadership; women and leadership; and leadership education.

Publications

• Andersen, D., Bryson, J., Richardson, G., Ackermann, F., Eden, C., & Finn, C. (2006). Integrating Modes of Systems Thinking into Strategic Planning Education and Practice. Journal of Public Affairs Education, 12(3), 265-293.

• Bryson, J., Ackerman, F. & Eden, C. (2007). Putting the resource-based view of strategy and distinctive competencies to work in public organization. Public Administration Review, July/August, 702-717.

• Crosby, B.C., & Bryson, J. (2006). Leadership for the Common Good: A Collaborative Approach. In Sandor Schuman (Ed.), Creating a Culture of Collaboration. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

• PA 5011 - Public Management and Leadership (3.0 cr)

• PA 5190 - Topics in Public and Nonprofit Leadership and Management
  (1.0 - 3.0 cr [max 9.0 cr])

• PA 5941 - Leadership for the Common Good (4.0 cr)

• PA 8190 - Advanced Topics in Public and Nonprofit Leadership and Management (1.0 - 3.0 cr [max 6.0 cr])

• PA 4190 - Topics in Public and Nonprofit Leadership and Management
  (3.0 cr [max 9.0 cr])

• PA 4961W - Self-developed Leadership in the World (WI)

• PA 5143 - Teaching Leadership for the Common Good (1.0 cr)

• PA 5951 - Global Commons Seminar
  (3.0 cr [max 6.0 cr])

Outreach

• Kiedrowski, J. (2006, April 20). Systemic results-based leadership. Keynote Address at the Midwestern Governmental Audit Forum, Bloomington, MN.

• Sandfort, J. Senior Fellow with Minnesota Council of Nonprofits. Ongoing leadership development programs, trainings, conferences, and events. Click here for more information. http://mncn.org/leadership.htm

• Stone, M. (2006, October 20). A Vision of Nonprofit Management and Leadership Education. Remarks for panel on National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration Standards 2009: Defining Quality in Public Affairs Education, Visions of the Public Sector.