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Defined by rules or values?
6 min read
Chris Baker is Deputy Minister, Policy and Priorities, and Deputy Minister, Community Non-Profit Organizations Secretariat, for the Province of New...
A better way to buy
6 min read
CGE Vol.14 No.2 February 2008 Often overworked and understaffed, the procurement offices of public agencies struggle with a process that...
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...
Justice strategy takes top IPAC honour
3 min read
Justice on Target (JOT) takes a unique and bold approach to the challenging and complex issue of criminal court delay.
When contributions and contracts collide
4 min read
Federal, provincial and municipal governments provide billions of dollars in grants and contributions to many thousands of recipients including individuals,...
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...
Is there still merit in the merit system? You bet!
5 min read
During the American presidential election campaign of 1976, Jimmy Carter, then the Democratic candidate and soon to be president, quipped:...
The myths of power
7 min read
Government revolves around power. Political parties seek power. They implement their ideas with the help of government executives, who are...
Taking leadership off its pedestal
4 min read
Perched on top a 60 meter column in a bustling square on the waterfront of Barcelona sits a magnificent statue...
A positive spin
6 min read
Managers generally walk around with a what's-going-wrong mentality. They are fixated on rooting out errors, and fixing those.