Planners' perceptions of the influence of leadership on coordinating plans

What is it about?

Planners work in complex environments where they have to respond not only to political bosses but to organizational leaders. In this paper we discuss how a large sample of Canadian planners identify and respond to different kinds of leadership styles. It turns out that the kinds of leaders that planners appreciate -- visionary, empathetic, empowering --are less common, and less likely to be retained by their political bosses, than planners might hope.

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Why is it important?

The paper offers useful insight into an element of planning practice that has not been documented fully. It helps explain some of the challenges that practitioners encounter in trying to move planning agendas forward.