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New Clerk seeks to tap into the OPS for innovative ideas
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On July 9, Steve Orsini became Ontario’s new Secretary of the Cabinet and Clerk of the Executive Council after serving...
The Right Stuff: Competency frameworks
2 min read
Competencies are the behaviours that enable organizations to attain their strategic objectives. Along with trust, competence is integral to horizontal...
Strategic public managers: Leadership competencies
2 min read
Public service today is a crowded intersection – no public sector reform without capacity development, no transformation of networked government...
Striving for performance excellence
4 min read
In mid-2011, concerns about New Brunswick’s deficit and the province’s increasing demographic challenges were raising questions about the government’s long-term...
To everything there is a season
10 min read
Destination 2020, a groundbreaking report released in May, is the result of the most extensive public service consultation process ever...
APEX Symposium: Making change happen
2 min read
The first day of the APEX Symposium has been a great success, and kudos to the organizing team for what...
Dominic Giroux: From public service to academic leadership
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Dominic Giroux is president and vice-chancellor of Laurentian University in Sudbury and Barrie. He was previously ADM with the Ontario...
Why the APEX symposium matters to you
7 min read
Each year, the Association of Professional Executives of the Public Service of Canada (APEX) puts on the premier learning event...
Turning around a commission in decline
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In 2011, the St. Lawrence Parks Commission, an agency that has been operating Fort Henry, Upper Canada Village, Upper Canada...
Step out of the organizational box
2 min read
Leaders in government are focused on transformative change – or at least they should be. A recent report from McKinsey...