Creating a culture of innovation
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Quote of the week “An innovative APS starts with individual public servants wanting to try new ideas.” — APS Innovation...
Questioning the experts
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Yet another MP – Nancy Duncan – is attacking the credibility of scientists and experts. “It” refers to the Joint...
Monitoring the money
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For the next few years, the federal government's overarching agenda will be to find ways of balancing its budget.
Whither the fearless adviser?
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During the last few months, many public servants in Canada have been dusting off their policy texts as they search...
Le défi des villes
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Comment les cadres et les élus des villes dirigentR09;ils les services municipaux, et comment interagissentR09;ils? Nous en avons discuté avec...
Role reversal
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Don't trust anyone over thirty, Jerry Rubin pronounced in 1967. Jerry, head of the Youth International Party, the Yippies, appealed...
The future of service delivery: Paper, place and politics
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More than a decade ago, some enterprising folks at Industry Canada produced a powerful PowerPoint depiction of online service and...
Gov 2.0 the U.K. way
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The Obama administration is appointing "Directors of New Media" for most agencies, to develop Web 2.0 strategies, and more open,...
Decoding tribal culture
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Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization Dave Logan, John King and Halee Fischer-Wright Collins, 297 pages,...
Convincing conversations
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Our work life is a series of conversations. And those conversations determine whether you will be successful or not.