Lessons from the field: An interview with Andrew Treusch, Part 2
This month’s blog features Andrew Treusch, Commissioner of Revenue and Chief Executive Officer of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). This...
Lessons from the Field: How Changemakers Get Things Done in Government
“We have a temptation as human beings to think everyone else has to be the change agent rather than be...
Pinning Waves Upon the Sand
I have written previously about how metrics are crucial in the world of performance management. Used well, they create a...
Unprepared for the future shocks of climate change
Back in the 1960s, it looked as if computers might just make forecasting easy – plug in some numbers and...
BYOD – Trending or Hitting a Wall?
For the past two-three years, Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) has been a hot topic for government IT leaders. In...
Interchangeable Media
As you are all probably aware, we have a new Clerk of the Privy Council. This news (and a reminder...
Lessons from the Field: How Changemakers Get Things Done in Government
This month, I shine the innovation spotlight on Greg Goodwin, an accomplished public servant with over 20 years of experience...
So, what do you do?
New Acquaintance: “Hi, I’m Bob. Pleased to meet you. What do you do?” You: “I’m a public servant/executive/lawyer/manager. What about...
A Renewed Approach to Civic Engagement
On July 2nd, Richard Pietro packed up his things and set forth on a Cross-Canada journey on his motorcycle. He...
In Defence of Direct Negotiation
From time to time, the popular media jump on examples of contracts awarded without competitive bids as examples of everything...