Program Evaluation: What keeps you up at night?
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Written by Gail Vallance Barrington Anyone who has commissioned a program evaluation knows what it is like to have a...
The NRC just beat out NASA in a tech race
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Written by Jason McNaught It took approximately 18 years for carbon fibre to go from lab experiment to the commercial...
A Serious Error in Judgement: Former PBO throws Public Service Leadership under the Bus
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Written by Jason McNaught Former Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page doesn’t put a lot of faith in the future of...
Creating a Real Dialogue with Citizens: A Vision of “Day-to-Day” Democracy
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Written by Benjamin Selinger and Gabriel Flores A real challenge for Canada is that citizens, especially those who are a...
From the Editor: Where you sit is where you stand
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Written by Patrice Dutil It’s hard to believe we are still talking about this, but the numbers confirm the anecdotal...
Civility Matters! An interview with Craig Dowden
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Written by Patrice Dutil Craig Dowden, President and Founder of Craig Dowden & Associates recently published Civility Matters! An Evidence-Based...
Conversation: an operating system to talk about
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Written by Brady G. Wilson You may not realize it, but your organization is home to an incredibly powerful operating...
Be an inspiring leader, use EQ
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Written by Roxanne Descôteaux When I first became a manager over 20 years ago, I was not as familiar with...
Savings without reduced service
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Cost savings in government programs and services used to be achieved simply by cutting budgets. But is there a way...
It takes courage to lead in today’s public sector
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What are the traits that will define the next generation of successful public service leaders? Managerial aplomb? Policy expertise? An...