January 2017 issue: A proposal to change public service culture
In this issue of Canadian Government Executive, our lead story is on how to bring about real cultural change in...
A Serious Error in Judgement: Former PBO throws Public Service Leadership under the Bus
Written by Jason McNaught Former Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page doesn’t put a lot of faith in the future of...
Nearly one-third of public sector execs are actively “disengaged”
Nearly 1/3 of Canadian public servant execs are feeling disengaged from their jobs, making attempts to reform the public service difficult.
A curriculum fit for public service transformation
Like all governments, the federal public service faces increasing demands for innovation, cost efficiency, organizational agility, responsiveness to the needs...
Social leadership and a public servant’s pride
As a new assistant director in the Human Resources Branch at Canada Revenue Agency, I would like to share my...
UK’s chief public executive keynote at APEX symposium
John Manzoni, the head of the U.K. public service, will be the keynote speaker for APEX's annual Symposium, May 26-27.
Systems evolution: A gigamap
What is the central challenge facing government institutions and societies in coming decades? We define this challenge as Digital Era...
Policy development in the digital age
Last September the federal government announced a small business hiring credit. Asked to justify the policy, finance minister Joe Oliver...
Everything has changed
We hear it often about the digital era: “Everything has changed.” We hear that new technologies, business models, and modes...
Global Solution Networks: A revolution in governance
I don’t think governments have changed fundamentally since Al Gore made that famous commitment 20 years ago. We’ve largely paved...