Lessons from PSMA review
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The Public Service Modernization Act, which came into force in 2005, was the most significant change to people management legislation...
Professionalizing service management
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For leaders, the biggest challenge to improving public sector service delivery is not just identifying citizens' voices and needs. Rather,...
De meilleurs leaders politiques
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Robert Louis Stevenson a déjà affirmé que « la politique est la seule profession où la formation n'est pas jugée...
Unleashing creativity in the cubicle
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When someone I meet for the first time asks me the usual question: "So, what do you do?" I like...
Leadership moderne : souplesse, compétence et collaboration
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La fonction publique de demain sera assurément différente de celle d’aujourd’hui, et ce, au sein de tous les ordres de...
Le renouvellement des effectifs dans un monde vieillissant
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On pense souvent que la fonction publique devra recruter un grand nombre de jeunes professionnels, surtout des récents diplômés, pour...
Mentoring is a two-way street
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What makes a perfect mentor? Is it age and seniority? Perhaps it is years of education and experience?
A bridge, a budget and a battle of wills
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When Terry Fallis worked as a political staffer on Parliament Hill and at Queen's Park in the 1980s, he had...
Canadian energy: Policy implications of Chinese investment
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Since its founding, Canada has looked either east to Europe or south to the United States for export markets. But...