The business of government is by its very nature based on networks of people and their work. When those networks are connected through a platform like LinkedIn, the work of public servants and the benefits it delivers are enhanced for the common good. Read More
An increasingly optimistic view of the future of work is emerging, countering concerns about automation and workforce flexibility eroding opportunities for permanent employment. Read More
To attract and retain more millennials in the public sector, it’s not enough to reform slow, complex hiring processes and replace “archaic” technology, according to the head of the Canadian Public Service Commission. Read More
The Australian Public Service Commissioner has provided a new practical example of how the rules on public commentary operate: if a member of parliament mentions you personally, you have a lot more freedom to opine on them in return. Read More
Why do public servants need to use consulting firms so much? And how can you be a skilled buyer of consulting? Senior officials tell their side. Read More
Politicians want AusTender to be more than it is. Finance officials warn expanding it into a full expenditure reporting system would be better served though annual reporting. Read More
The Commonwealth's controversial public sector workplace bargaining policy has been updated, but the underlying content remains largely the same, continuing the Coalition's pursuit of a more "flexible" workforce. Read More
Is harassment only when an act is repeated? Or can it be a one-off event? These and other cases are published by the Merit Protection Commissioner to help guide and shape how managers respond when more issues like these come up in their agencies. Read More
COMMENT: A new federal watchdog is the only concrete idea on the table that confronts declining public trust in government. The APS would have to adapt to a new reality where there is more chance of dirty laundry being aired, but would that be such a bad thing? Read More
In 2015, the top-heavy APS began a three-year plan to flatten hierarchies into around five to seven broad layers of responsibility. Senior executives still need to let go and empower middle managers, while more lower-level recruits might also help. Read More
Australian Public Service commissioner John Lloyd says traditional hierarchies with lots of layers hinder innovation, weaken accountability and encourage micromanagement. Teamwork is the future, he tells Verona Burgess. Read More
The pressure on public sector leaders to adapt rapidly to challenges of managing a far more diverse and distributed workforce is greater than ever. Now agency heads from across Australia heads are coming together to thrash out what cuts it and what doesn't in a swiftly modernising government. Read More
The challenge for public sector middle managers is to focus on longer term goals – and their own development needs - while attending to the pressure of shorter-term demands Read More
Prominent and inspirational women from across the public sector will gather to share their experiences and development strategies in Canberra in November. Read More
The Australian Public Service Commission has published its most explicit guidelines yet about how freedom of speech is limited by the APS code of conduct. But there's no "new policy" as the government's favourite newspaper wrongly reported. Read More
