For What It’s Worth
In 2006, a new budget watchdog, the Parliamentary Budget Officer, was created under the Federal Accountability Act to improve the...
Taking Stock: A Collection of Your Transferable Skills and Experiences
Five years ago I took a Career Pathways course that discussed the value of having a career portfolio. I had...
Canadian Governments Moving on Three Initiatives
On returning from the Joint Councils meetings in Fort McMurray, I came away with the distinct impression that Canadian governments...
Weekly Roundup – September 27th
It’s Friday! Here’s our roundup of everything we’ve been talking about this week: Patti Giberson and Alisa Neuman talk about...
Service Through Technology, Both New and Old
As of last week, residents of Newfoundland and Labrador can order birth, marriage and death certificates online. Previously, residents who...
Objects in the Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear
Hello all. This post will be the first of a recurring series. I searched the Government of Canada web archive...
“The Power of Why” and the Government’s Blueprint 2020 Agenda
Ms. Amanda Lang, CBC Senior Business Correspondent and co-host of its popular daily business journal “The Lang and O’Leary Report”,...
Weekly Roundup – September 20th
Is it Friday already? We’ve had a lot of content this week. If you’ve missed any of it, you can...
Time Isn’t Always On Our Side
An article in this week’s Harvard Business Review touts the importance of taking time to solve a problem. The authors...
CPSQA Meeting: Why You Need an Execution Plan
Today’s Canadian Public Sector Quality Association (CPSQA) meeting in Ottawa featured a workshop by Craig Szelestowski, president of Lean Agility,...