Four principles for application modernization
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With 69 percent of IT operating budgets and 54 percent of IT capital budgets now going toward maintaining existing systems,...
The E-Gov Shuffle
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The evangels of e-government can't be pleased with some recent findings by the number crunchers at research heavyweight Gartner Inc.
Clouding over
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"Oh, the land of cloudless days," Willie Nelson croons in one of his better known tunes. "Oh, the land of...
Êtes-vous toujours digne de confiance?
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La plupart des leaders reconnaissent d'emblée que leur efficacité dépend de leur capacité à gagner et à garder la confiance...
Purpose, people, performance: The roles and attributes of effective public sector leaders
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Much of the current leadership and human resource literature focuses on outlining core leadership "competencies," but empirical research shows that...
A culture of performance for managing complexity
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Managing public sector organizations requires living with high levels of complexity and managing ever-increasing demands and changing priorities.
Workforce renewal in an aging world
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Popular wisdom holds that the public service will need to recruit a large number of young professionals, mostly recent grads,...
Comment l’amélioration des communications avec le citoyen permettra à l’administration publique de se redéfinir
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La phase d'expansion initiale qu'a connue l'Internet dans les années 90 étant maintenant bel et bien terminée, nous pouvons commencer...
Achievements and challenges for the Public Service Commission
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The Public Service Commission is a unique Canadian institution. Its mandate as a guardian of merit and the non-partisan character...
Managing for performance
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Performance management leads to either disdain or glee in public sector organizations. Both reactions rely on a faulty understanding on...