A Summit for government leaders
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We seem preoccupied with leadership in the public sector, and one of the questions that often comes up is: are...
Recognizing great leadership
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Canadian Government Executive magazine will present six awards for Leading Management Change in the Public Service at our Leadership Summit...
Internet authentication: Eliminating password fatigue and improving security
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The authentication model for the Internet is changing. We have hit an inflection point and are moving from application-centric authentication...
Leadership burnout and three ways to prevent it
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Anxiety, fatigue, and exhaustion in a leader can burnout the team. Here are three ways to prevent exhaustion.
Incremental reform: The impressive impact of interrelated initiatives
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Too often those implementing change in the public sector can get caught up in details of one specific initiative. Taking...
Life in the era of ubiquitous computing
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Computing is now no longer done primarily on computers.Technology now floats around us, elusive and almost magical.
Cyprus: between a rock and a hard place
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Most attention in Canada is focused on today’s federal budget. But think of Cyprus, caught between striking a deal with...
Leadership lacking
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The National Managers Community has posted the results of its 2012 consultations on its website. Called The Voice of Managers,...
How to avoid losing steam when the public face of an organization goes, part two
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Passing on shared knowledge and letting new leaders emerge are ways to turn a loss into a gain
Team response: Minimizing the impact of a provincial drug shortage
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n Saskatchewan, a drug shortage team in the Ministry of Health has received the inaugural Deputy Minister’s Award of Excellence...