Recruiting a better business bureaucracy
7 min read
This month, I’ll break from the tradition and look at a book that Canadian government executives should be aware of,...
Strategic thinking required for a grand strategy
2 min read
A U.K. House of Commons report by the Public Administration Select Committee tackles the issue – more to the point,...
The public service and varsity sports
2 min read
More and more, money alone doesn't cut it to attract and keep employees. To draw and keep the people we...
A modern approach to service delivery
5 min read
More than 15 years ago, the Ontario government implemented a model that transformed the delivery of public services for consumer...
A PQ win and the public service
1 min read
What’s in store for the public service of Quebec? We heard the expected: “We want a country and we will...
The HR manager’s growing challenge
2 min read
In the spring of 2012, interviews were held with over 55 human resources officers in the U.S. federal government. The...
Public management gone global
4 min read
There seems little argument in the wake of the financial crisis shaking the foundations of the global economy that good...
Preserving independence: The fight for financial information
7 min read
Kevin Page’s mandate as the first Parliamentary Budget Officer comes to an end in six months. During his tenure there...
Maximizing your public-private partnerships
4 min read
The P3 model is different from traditional procurement: it transfers significant risk from the public sector, focuses on on-time, on-budget...
Balancing energy expenditure
7 min read
Energy, not time, is the fundamental currency of high performance. But most executives are obsessed with time.