1. Forum for Executive Public Management
Workshop presentation by Jim Svara
February 24, 2004
Copenhagen

2. Competencies of top executives
Assessment of your current level of attainment
Knowledge
Experience
Rating scale
100 = very satisfactory level
50 = satisfactory
0 = Insufficient
Average rating: 65.5

7. What activities are emphasized most?
Responses converted to 100-point scale:
0=very little importance
25=Little importance
50=some importance
75=great importance
100=extremely great importance

9. What top executives do: categories of activities
Policy innovation
Vision, promoting projects, attracting resources, being informed about citizen views
Advice to politicians
Technical advice, political advice, shaping norms and decision-making process
Administrative functions
Task supervision, new methods, finance and budget, compliance with regulations
Organizational coordination
Conflict resolution, stimulating cooperation, informed about staff views

10. Municipal executives – 1995 & 2004

11. Variations in top executives: Moderate activity cluster = 17% (29) Adviser-Innovator cluster = 46% (79) High activity cluster = 37% (63)

14. Professional advice and executive management
What is the extent of professional advice and executive management [ledelsesopgaver]?
More professional advice
Even balance
More executive management

16. Political advice
What is the extent of political tactical advice to political leadership:
On own initiative
In response to requests?

18. Challenges
Not covered in E-survey: the tasks that are challenging in a positive, stimulating way
Challenges that impact your ability to perform your job as senior executive: problems, obstacles, and factors that force difficult trade-offs
0 = not at all
50 = to some extent
100 = to a very great extent