Team challenge pushes science, policy debate
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The Science & Policy Team Challenge was modeled after business school case competitions but with a public policy twist: the...
Bridging the public and academic sectors
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The Canada School of Public Service is playing a significant role in the Government of Canada's public service renewal initiative...
Risk management at risk
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Timing may not be everything, but it certainly can sound an entertaining note in the public policy arena every now...
Procurement cube-anomics: The spend management paradigm
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When he was younger, our son liked to play with Rubik's cubes. For most people, solving this iconic puzzle seems...
Ten tough public service jobs
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Pick an adjective to describe leadership in the public service today. Challenging? Frustrating? Impossible? Or how about "rewarding"?
Managing talent in turbulent waters
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You've heard it many times: public service leaders are accountable for leading and managing people to achieve results aligned with...
Seeking young professionals? Understand their life stages
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Any truly meaningful renewal of the public service will, by necessity, involve recruiting and engaging younger populations. To do so...
When contributions and contracts collide
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Federal, provincial and municipal governments provide billions of dollars in grants and contributions to many thousands of recipients including individuals,...
Heroes in Afghanistan
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Embedded with the Canadian Forces is not the typical place you would expect to find a public servant, but a...
Seeking New Paradigms for Collaboration
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CGE Vol.13 No.8 October 2007 A landmark conference at Ryerson University takes the first steps towards helping forge a new par