About the author Peter Strong was CEO of COSBOA for many years, and has worked for the federal public service, the World Bank and the UN.
Premium Insights and analysis Should a government department be run like a business? Tuesday June 21, 2022 By Peter Strong Editors' Picks Both employ people. Both have hierarchies. There will be a person in charge – a CEO or Secretary or owner or executive director. But is…
Premium Columnists Election 2022: Public sector might have a new manufacturing mission Tuesday May 17, 2022 By Peter Strong Economy & Industry A larger manufacturing base is needed to maintain our sovereignty and grow our economy, productivity, and standard of living.
Premium Insights and analysis Election 2022: Red Book, Blue Book — what’s the business? Thursday May 5, 2022 By Peter Strong Editors' Picks One book colour stands for royalty, wealth and privilege laissez-faire economics and the other book colour for democratic socialism.
Premium Insights and analysis What caretaker means for the public sector’s interaction with industry Friday April 8, 2022 By Peter Strong Editors' Picks It is certainly not caretaker for associations, who continue to work for members and on policies, and who try to stay on the right side…
If regulation is good enough for professionals, it’s good enough for politicians Thursday March 24, 2022 By Peter Strong Editors' Picks Self-regulation (such as professional codes of conduct) and formal regulation exist for professionals – so why not the same for politicians?…
Dealing with the public service from the small business perspective Friday March 18, 2022 By Peter Strong Editors' Picks From where I sit, we have one of the best public services in the world. But our public service is as imperfect as the society…
