Week 5 Provide a description atleast 2 pages of at least two challenges related to working with external groups such as legislatures, overhead agencies, or special interest groups; explain why they are challenges. Then, explain how you might address these challenges as a public or nonprofit manager. Be specific.

Week 5
Provide a description atleast 2 pages of at least two challenges related to working with external groups such as legislatures, overhead agencies, or special interest groups; explain why they are challenges. Then, explain how you might address these challenges as a public or nonprofit manager. Be specific.

Readings
Cohen, S., Eimicke, W., & Heikkila, T. (2013). The effective public manager: Achieving success in government organizations (5th ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Chapter 11, Communicating with the Media, Stakeholders, and the Public (pp. 233260)

Northouse, P. G. (2013). Leadership: Theory and practice. (6th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Chapter 14, Women and Leadership (pp. 349382)
Chapter 15, Culture and Leadership (pp. 383422)

Beckwith, S. L. (2006). Publicity for nonprofits generating media exposure that leads to awareness, growth, and contributions [electronic resource]: Chicago, IL: Kaplan.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
Chapter 1, What Do You Want to Accomplish?
Chapter 2, Whats Your News?
Chapter 3, What Do You Want to Say?
Chapter 4, To Whom Will You Say It?

Haque, S., & Pathrannarakul, P. (2013). E-Government towards good governance: A global appraisal. Journal of E-Governance, 36(1), 2534.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
Johnson III., P., & Bonnego, E. (2009). Public administration and the increased need for cultural competencies in the twenty-first century. Adminstrative Theory and Praxis, (M. E. Sharpe), 31(2), 206221.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
Klijn, E., & Koppenjan, J. (2012). Governance network theory: past, present and future. Policy & Politics, 40(4), 587606.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
Rice, M. F. (2008). A primer for developing a public agency service ethos of cultural competency in public services programming and public services delivery. Journal of Public Affairs Education, 14(1), 2138.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

National Center for Cultural Competence (n.d.). Retrieved February 10, 2014, from http://nccc.georgetown.edu/index.html