Figures and Tables Preface 1. Introduction Scope and Purpose Method What the Book is Not Organization of the Book 2. An Executive is an Executive is An Executive? Leadership: What It's All About What is a Leader? What Do Executives Do? In What Envrionment Do They Do It? Good Genes and the "Right Stuff": Dimensions of Effectiveness It All Depends on the Situation Summary 3. Contemporary Views of Local Government Executive Roles Reformism in American Government City Manager Role Perceptions Political Leadership Chief Executive Roles in the Mid-1980s Comparison with Wright's 1965 Findings Conclusions about the 1985 Study Summary 4. Not Enough Hours in a Day Long Hours Times Allocation Varied Roles and Fragmented Activities Demands, Foci, and Activities in Executive Work Control over Time Summary 5. Analysis of Time Allocation Patterns Correlation Demands Foci of Work Work Activities Relationships across Work Dimensions Summary 6. Explaining Variations in the Work of Local Governments Executives Level of the Job Public versus Private Organization Size Managerial Level Managerial Dyads Alternative Explanations for Work Variations Summary 7. Time Management Where Does the Time Go? Is There a Better Way? Stress: The Product of Failed Time Management A Matter of Style Summary 8.

Conclusions Aspects of Managerial Work Prospects for Time Management The Future Appendix Notes Index.