Canadian Government Executive - Volume 24 - Issue 04

July/August 2018 // Canadian Government Executive / 3 FEATURES 8 Northern Leadership Perspectives By George Ross 18 An interview with Dr. Janet King President of Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency By George Ross 24 Fostering innovation in new public servants By Meaghen Boiteau 26 Mining embodies progress By Vic Pakalnis 27 Northern Federal Council - Small teams, x-large results 28 Evaluation and government decision-making By Michael Obrecht, Michel Laurendeau and Nicholas Gruen 30 Immigration 2.0: What role will cities play? By Grant Duckworth 32 Top 4 ways the government can help Canada excel By Owen Taylor 36 The repeated history of federal management reforms By Robert D’Aoust 44 The rail story behind risk management By Chad Evans 47 Innovating social services in Canada By Martin Joyce 50 Innovation + Communication = Culture of Innovation By Ed Bernacki DEPARTMENTS 34 EyesCues: The Northwest Passage By Peter Stoyko 38 Executive Brief: Ayurnamat By Alison Taylor 40 Readings Brief: Power is not a dirty word By Andrew Graham 42 Middle Management: Sustaining progress By John Wilkins 46 Governing Digitally: Doug Ford’s digital dilemma By Jeffrey Roy 48 The Leader’s Bookshelf: When By Daniel Pink By Harvey Schachter 52 The Last Word: The Phoenix pay system By Lori Turnbull 38 Ayurnamat CGE ONLINE: Letters We welcome feedback on articles and story ideas. Email george@promotivemedia.ca. About the Cover Citizen Engagement It’s in the Archives Missed an issue? Misplaced an article? Visit www.canadiangovernmentexecutive.ca for a full archive of past CGE issues, as well as online extras from our many contributors.