When Things Go Off the Rails: Leadership Derailment in Local Government

• Published in: State & local government review Vol. 54; no. 4; pp. 362 - 374
• Main Authors: Dula, Lauren, Holmes, Maja Husar, Jacobson, Willow S., Marty, Kristina T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.12.2022; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Local government; Political leadership; Private sector; Public officials; Respondents; elected officials; derailment; local government; leadership

Using focus group data, this exploratory study examines beliefs about leadership derailment among local elected officials across North Carolina. Our respondents generally conceptualized derailment as the consequences that had happened to elected leaders, particularly no longer being in office, and i...