The reviews are in: Public sector management reform
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Decades of reform in developing countries point to four enduring dilemmas: Reforms focus on changing rules and behaviour by design...
Vampires Are Not Welcome at Work
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I’m either the best person, or the worst person, to talk about relationships at work. On the one hand, I...
Institutional entrepreneur: The new public servant
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Dramatic transformations to historically stable institutions are creating exciting opportunities to study the processes of institutional change. The reverberations of...
Colour Me Naive
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You know, I have been around long enough to know better, but still choose to believe in stuff like Blueprint......
Policy capacity: A leadership priority
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Internal policy capacity is an important topic at the present time because of the rapid speed of change in the...
Weekly Roundup – September 13th
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Happy Friday the 13th, everyone! We produced a lot of content this week, so if you missed any of it,......
How to say No (nicely)
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No. The word jars us. Just two letters, but it makes us decidedly uncomfortable. In the workplace, Yes is the...
What’s in a year’s worth of experience?
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How often have you seen buyers use years or months as a measure of experience – "...at least three years’...
GTEC 2013 Distinction Awards
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Last night, we attended the welcoming reception for honourees of the GTEC Distinction Awards at the Ottawa Convention Centre. Three-hundred...
Is Ontario ripe for a new industrial policy?
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Industrial policy is something that has often been criticized throughout the years – how can government effectively help businesses contribute...