The public servant defender
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President Obama has it right, and it's a message that all governments should take to heart: government employees deserve to...
Australia’s blueprint for public sector reform
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As promised, the advisory group on the future of the Australian Public Service (APS) delivered its report to Prime Minister...
A place for program evaluation
4 min read
As the global economy struggles to regain some forward momentum, Canadian governments are looking for ways to limit government spending...
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...
The limits of simplicity
4 min read
If only it were so. While Shared Services Canada promises simplicity - annual savings of hundreds of millions of dollars...
Gouvernement 2.0 – la façon de la Grande-Bretagne
4 min read
La plupart des organismes se voient affecter des « directeurs des nouveaux médias » par l'administration Obama, afin d'élaborer des...
Why we follow bad leaders
6 min read
Reading Walter Isaacson's interminable but also always fascinating biography of Steve Jobs, I was mulling over the question of how...
Keeping allies and influencing adversaries
6 min read
True leaders are proactive. They get things done. They accomplish that by getting a critical mass of people and/or groups...
Purposeful work key to employee motivation
4 min read
A widely held notion, humorously illustrated in the film Jerry Maguire through the phrase "Show me the money!" is that...
British Columbia partners to outsmart bears
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Encorp Pacific and BC Parks are working together to keep beverage containers out of landfills, out of parks, and away...