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Strategic downsizing: Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater
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It’s all very well to talk about making government smaller. But smaller government is only part of the puzzle.
Managing to what end?
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The question is: when will governments wake up and figure out that the process of transformation needs to take into...
The public service and varsity sports
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More and more, money alone doesn't cut it to attract and keep employees. To draw and keep the people we...
Arm’s length agencies: The next generation
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During the mid 1990s Canada gained a reputation internationally for public sector innovation.
The future public service: Open and fast moving
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The U.K. has released its Civil Service Reform Plan, and anyone interested in public sector reform should give it a...
What new professionals need
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What do new professionals (NPs) need to better engage, contribute, and (for some) transition into managers?
End game: a leaner, more efficient government
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At the APEX Symposium last week, the President of the Treasury Board, Tony Clement, told us what he sees as...
Great expectations: Reshaping the public service
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Wayne Wouters spoke at the APEX Symposium yesterday, and reiterated two themes from his recent report to the Prime Minister:...
Renewal and communications
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Renewal is an ongoing process demanding hands-on commitment across a broad front. While centrally-driven efforts are important, they must be...
Focused renewal: Vital public-private connections
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CGE Vol.13 No.3 March 2007 Kevin Lynch is Clerk of the Privy Council and head of the federal public service....