How to write a mission statement for government
What’s your organisation’s mission? Hopefully, you know what it does on a day-to-day basis and you can probably articulate a...
Reducing Risk in the Government of Canada’s Digitization and IT thru Partnership
As I’ve mentioned in previous articles, the Government needs to move away from performing digitization and IT roles and projects...
Networking whole of government
The majestic sequoia is a species of redwoods that is among the world’s largest and most enduring organisms. It can...
How smart should a city be?
Thanks to the development of new technologies that make previously unimaginable capabilities routine, cities appear to be on the brink...
The private sector needs government more than it thinks — here’s why
Throughout the history of economic thought, government has long been seen as necessary but unproductive, a spender and regulator, rather...
Want to retain staff? Let them leave
The Ontario Public Service (OPS) is at a crossroads. The 2018 Throne Speech stressed that government needs to innovate and...
A LOOK AT – Trust: Twenty Ways To Build A Better Country, by David Johnston
What do low confidence in institutions and dissatisfaction with leadership have in common? Trust – or, rather, the lack thereof....
A look at trade
We live in a time of economic turbulence that is quickly escalating to the point of throwing the global economy...
Apr/May Edition: Canada’s Trade
In this edition of Canadian Government Executive, we take a look at the pressing issue of trade. Read about the...
Raising the digital IQ of all levels of Canadian government
In June of last year, I returned to my roots. After eight years in Toronto, consulting for private sector companies,...