The Endless Pursuits of Results in the Age of Program Evaluation
One of the writers in this month’s issue started a note by saying “Did you know that some of the...
Fostering generational change in leadership
Excellence in leadership is instrumental in serving the public interest. New-age leaders merge the principles of good governance and sound...
Fort McMurray’s wildfire a year later: ‘a whole of society effort’
At this time a year ago, the 88,000 displaced people of Fort McMurray began their heartbroken journey back to what...
Government appointments and the Trudeau Government
During the general election in 2015, Justin Trudeau, the leader of the 3rd party, made a number of commitments to...
The Fraud Triangle: Looking for Signs
“Former Metro banker stole $73,000.” “Enbridge sues ex-employee.” “Woman stole $51,000 from employer.” “Former NASA official accused in $9.6M scam.”...
Seven Steps to Create Better Digital Services (Faster!)
The recent introduction of the new Government of Canada (GC) IT Strategic Plan 2016-20201 and the Treasury Board Policy on...
Untangling the bureaucracy
The way forward to engaging Millennials in the public sector Passionate, innovative, and highly skilled Millennials have so much to...
Creative Change By Jennifer Mueller
Innovation is prized and praised these days at work, even in government. We are supposed to relish creative change. But...
FEAR OF REPRISAL AND THE PSYCHOLOGY OF WHISTLEBLOWING
An Interview with Joe Friday and Craig Dowden The Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner (PSIC) has just released...
Managing the Jerks
Leading the Unleadable By Alan Willett Your team probably includes some difficult people. You may not have chosen them –...