The elephant in the public service
‘Elephant in the room’ is a metaphorical idiom for an obvious problem or risk that no one wants to discuss...
Principled Evaluation: Who Cares?
Compared to audit professionals and their preoccupation with “independence”, evaluation specialists may seem unconcerned about ethical principles. Their fixation is...
Solving Complex Problems
Having a clear definition of success is one of the key components in achieving the desired results of a project...
Creating a sense of urgency
Time is of the essence for Alice’s White Rabbit. In business, time is money. In government, the call to timely...
Survey: Professional development
Professional development is tremendously important to members of Canada’s public sector. Canadian Government Executive has teamed up with Chartered Professional...
InCiSE Index Results 2017
The International Civil Service Effectiveness (InCiSE) Index project, a collaboration between the Blavatnik School of Government and the Institute for...
Bookshelf: The Captain Class
Yogi Berra, Maurice (The Rocket) Richard, Bill Russell, Michael Jordan, and Derek Jeter. Five elite athletes who led championship teams....
Building a Collaborative Advantage
Three years before his death in 2011, Jack Layton released a revised and updated edition of his 2000 book, retitled...
Fostering Resilience: How to Effectively Manage Workplace Stress
In today’s workplace, individuals increasingly face dynamic and difficult challenges that require adaptation. In fact, the acronym VUCA has been...
September 2017 issue: Fostering Resilience
We are happy to share with you the September 2017 issue of Canadian Government Executive. In this issue, you’ll find...