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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.
Employer of choice
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For the second year in a row, the Ontario Public Service (OPS) has been named one of Canada's Top 100...