Mismanage With Me, Volume 2
Confessions of a Public Service Manager In my first supervisory position, I inherited a clerk who had been with the...
The benefits of the cloud
Data is increasingly becoming fundamental to the world we live in. Governments use it on a daily basis to provide...
The leadership gap
The OECD has a report on public sector leadership that looks toward the leadership needs of governments in the 21st...
A Partnership for French Services in Canada’s North
The government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is looking to provide French services for the territory’s francophone community, and representatives...
Green for good: BC Hydro’s disposal of IT assets
BC Hydro was experiencing ongoing challenges with IT assets decommissioned as a result of regular personal computer refresh cycles. An...
Weekly Roundup – Nov. 15th
Winter is coming! We hope you bundled up warm this week. You know what else goes well with winter and...
A Partnership For Safer Schools
We tend to talk a lot about partnership here at Canadian Government Executive. If you look at our website, you’ll...
Getting the right information in an emergency
Municipal governments have a number of responsibilities, but chief among them is ensuring the safety of citizens, especially in emergency...
Zombie Apocalypse! (A Post-Halloween Blog)
Zombie (noun): … person given the semblance of life, but mute and will-less; a person whose behavior or responses are...
How do you ensure efficient social assistance at an affordable cost?
Frances Lankin’s and Munir Sheik’s review of social assistance programs in Ontario makes the case for a radical overhaul of...