APEX announces its 2017 awards of excellence winners
In about two weeks, APEX will be holding its 2017 Symposium on the theme of Celebrating Leadership, Innovation and Diversity....
Towards Better Branding of Internal Auditors
At a recent meeting, a colleague asked me how I became an internal auditor. I laughed and said that I...
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 –...
Leadership relay between generations
Orchestrating the transition from present to emergent leadership Millennial is the trendy word utilized to describe young people who were...
Grounded: Gathering Robust Intelligence for the Digital Age of Policymaking
As ‘month 13’ for Canada’s Syrian refugee arrivals comes and goes, and the year of government support comes to an...
Whatever Happened to the Auditor General’s Senate Expenses Audit?
The Senate has long been controversial largely because it is unelected and proves difficult to reform. The expenses scandal that...
Attracting Talent To the Public Sector by Embracing Technology
The way organizations recruit, shape and manage their workforce to find the right people for the right jobs at the...
Candid Camera
If you want to learn from mistakes in how to handle an interview, you could take a lesson from Jimmy...
The three questions you should ask yourself to avoid cost estimation risks
Risk is always present in any undertaking, no matter the size or duration of the project. Risk can jack up...