Commonwealth reform: Ministers champion good governance
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In October 2012, the Commonwealth Ministers Forum on Public Sector Development will meet in India.
Majority report: Mixed prospects for digital reform
4 min read
The securing of a much-coveted majority by Stephen Harper's Conservatives surely sets the stage for revolutionary changes in digital government....
Toward a democratic recovery plan
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With Parliament once again open and a new federal budget in the offing, the political spotlight returns to Ottawa.
The madness of leadership
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Lincoln. Churchill. Franklin Delano Roosevelt. John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Gandhi. Martin Luther King, Jr. It's a list of leaders who psychiatry...
Master chess, not checkers
7 min read
Management and leadership are complicated. So it would be lovely if there was some secret ingredient, one thing that we...
Who do you hire?
7 min read
In the past decade, leaders have been repeatedly told to improve their strategy and decision making if they want to...
From source to tap: Delivering safe water
4 min read
The tragedy of the E. coli outbreak in Walkerton in 2000 signalled the need for change in Ontario's approach to...
Correctional Service consultations for an inclusive workplace
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This past June, Don Head, commissioner of Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), started a national conversation with staff of Aboriginal...
Ontario’s leadership development
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Improving leadership development is widely recognized by HR leaders and senior managers as a key priority for any high performing,...
Mutual respect: Alberta’s political leadership
7 min read
As part of our ongoing series of conversations on the relationship between public service and elected government, Alberta Premier Ed...