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Hello

You are invited to participate in a survey on managerial skills in the public sector. The survey contains 9 questions and it will take approximately 10 minutes to complete. Survey results will be used in a research assignment being undertaken by Fern Tomas for the Public Sector Managememt Program.

Your participation in this survey is completely voluntary. Your responses will be strictly confidential and data from this research will be reported only in the aggregate. If you have questions at any time about the survey, you may contact Fern Tomas at [email protected] or 0409 474 961.

Thank you very much for your time and support.
 
 
 
What is your age in years?
 
18-25
 
26-35
 
36-45
 
46-55
 
56-65
 
65+
 
 
 
What best describes your current job role?
 
Graduate
 
Administrative
 
Project officer
 
Analyst
 
Project manager
 
Manager
 
Senior project manager
 
Senior manager
 
Executive
 
 
 
How many years have you worked in the public sector for?
 
1-5
 
6-10
 
10-15
 
15+
 
 
 
Which is the most important skill for your manager to have?
(select one)
 
Getting information, making sense of it; problem identification
 
Communicating information, ideas
 
Taking action, making decisions, following through
 
Risk-taking, innovation
 
Administrative/organisational ability
 
Managing conflict; negotiation
 
Relationships
 
Selecting, developing, accepting people
 
Influencing, leadership, power
 
Openness to influence; flexibility
 
Knowledge of job, business
 
Energy, drive, ambition
 
Time management
 
Coping with pressure, adversity; integrity
 
Self-management, self-insight, self-development
 
 
 
Which is the least important skill for your manager to have?
 
Getting information, making sense of it; problem identification
 
Communicating information, ideas
 
Taking action, making decisions, following through
 
Risk-taking, innovation
 
Administrative/organisational ability
 
Managing conflict; negotiation
 
Relationships
 
Selecting, developing, accepting people
 
Influencing, leadership, power
 
Openness to influence; flexibility
 
Knowledge of job, business
 
Energy, drive, ambition
 
Time management
 
Coping with pressure, adversity; integrity
 
Self-management, self-insight, self-development
 
 
 
What do you believe are the five most important skills for public sector managers to have in order to fulfil their roles?
(Select 5)
 
Getting information, making sense of it; problem identification
 
Communicating information, ideas
 
Taking action, making decisions, following through
 
Risk-taking, innovation
 
Administrative/organisational ability
 
Managing conflict; negotiation
 
Relationships
 
Selecting, developing, accepting people
 
Influencing, leadership, power
 
Openness to influence; flexibility
 
Knowledge of job, business
 
Energy, drive, ambition
 
Time management
 
Coping with pressure, adversity; integrity
 
Self-management, self-insight, self-development

 
 
 
Which are the five least important skills for public sector managers to have to fulfil their roles?
(Select 5)
 
Getting information, making sense of it; problem identification
 
Communicating information, ideas
 
Taking action, making decisions, following through
 
Risk-taking, innovation
 
Administrative/organisational ability
 
Managing conflict; negotiation
 
Relationships
 
Selecting, developing, accepting people
 
Influencing, leadership, power
 
Openness to influence; flexibility
 
Knowledge of job, business
 
Energy, drive, ambition
 
Time management
 
Coping with pressure, adversity; integrity
 
Self-management, self-insight, self-development

 
 
 
Do you think that the growing use of technology such as email in the public sector has had an impact on the types of skills that are most important for public sector managers?
 
Yes
 
No
 
Not sure
 
 
 
Please describe why you think that the use of technology has or hasn't had an impact on the types of skills required by public sector managers:
   
 
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