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New APS bargaining policy: flexibility versus job security

By Stephen Easton

News

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…

Merit Protection cases shaping APS discipline

By The Mandarin

News

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…

National integrity commission: got a better idea to strengthen public trust?

By Stephen Easton

Features

COMMENT: A new federal watchdog is the only concrete idea on the table that confronts declining public trust in government. The APS would have…

Crunch time for APS plans to flatten hierarchies into broad layers

By Stephen Easton

Features

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…

No more hiding in the hierarchy: APS commissioner on the limits of layers

By Verona Burgess

Editors' Picks

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…

We don’t know what’s coming: the ever-changing face of leadership

By The Mandarin

Engage.gov

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…

Improving public sector middle management: what does it really take?

By Felicity Neale

People & Capability

The challenge for public sector middle managers is to focus on longer term goals – and their own development needs - while attending to the…

Jane Halton on public sector women in leadership

By The Mandarin

People & Capability

Prominent and inspirational women from across the public sector will gather to share their experiences and development strategies in Canberra in November.

New advice for public servants posting on social media, same old rules

By Stephen Easton

Communications & Technology

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.

Management development programs in the workplace: do we know if they really work?

By Julian Bajkowski

Career Matters

Sound evidence on the effectiveness of Australian management educational programs can be hard to find. That’s prompted QUT to conduct a three-year study across all…

Treat regular chats as performance management opportunities

By David Donaldson

News

Encouraging regular performance management discussions in place of numbered ratings has helped improve trust, says the Department of Communications and the Arts. Every work-related conversation…

Overcoming the flexibility stigma in the APS

By Sue Williamson

Features

Staff shouldn't need a good excuse like caring responsibilities to go part-time or make use of other kinds of flexible work arrangements, argue researchers Meraiah…

Lloyd vs state governments: 'you're politicising the public service'

By Stephen Easton

Features

The APS commissioner has attacked two Labor governments for not keeping their public service union members impartial, in a speech about human resources, but John…

Flexible work arrangements: easy for SES to say, harder for ELs to do

By Stephen Easton

Culture

New research tracking the APS gender equality strategy confirms flexible work isn't as easy for mid-level managers to implement as it is for senior leaders…

Public sector leadership returns to the top of the agenda

By Julian Bajkowski

Engagement

How are public sector leaders making service delivery fit for the future? In what ways is the public sector embracing the skills and aspirations of…