Partner Content Collaboration and governance: can you create synergy from competing priorities? by Julian Bajkowski | 0 comments Getting agencies and stakeholders to connect has never been more important. Nor has staying on top of governance to foster trust.
NSW Treasury snatches state customer service czar Mike Pratt as its new secretary by Julian Bajkowski | 0 comments The Treasury head role with the Western world's most envied surplus will go to the state's Customer Service Commissioner, continuing the trend of taxing bank executive ranks for key public sector jobs.
NSW People Matter Employee Survey opens for 2017 by The Mandarin | 0 comments The New South Wales Public Service Commission buried the lead when it announced yesterday that the 2017 People Matter Employee Survey is now open. All you really need to know is: "It is a shorter survey than last year."
17 NSW agencies heed Peter Shergold’s call to recruit refugees by Stephen Easton | 0 comments The New South Wales public service is working to place newly arrived refugees in government jobs that could be vital stepping stones into their new lives, through arrangements set up by resettlement co-ordinator Peter Shergold.
Partner Content Accelerating transformation: here’s why information governance is the new black by Sonya Sherman | 0 comments A natural tension between freedom and control for public sector information assets can easily create obstacles to transformation and a shift to digital processes. Information governance empowers you to get the balance right. Here's how...
Building diverse executive teams: public service leaders share strategies by David Reynolds | 0 comments How do you find the right balance recruiting a diverse executive team within the public sector? Three leaders share their insights on which old models don't work anymore and why diversity and inclusion are not synonymous.
Smart systems, smart policy solutions: the cognitive approach by Tom Burton | 0 comments FEATURE: From false fire alarms to litter to life-and-death health diagnosis, data analytics combined with cognitive systems are delivering better policy outcomes. But leadership inside government is the key.
Premier’s ‘small favour’ of the NSW public sector: be candid about work by Harley Dennett | 0 comments Today is the last day for NSW public servants to contributed to the People Matter Employee Survey 2016. The survey asks about job satisfaction, managers and organisational leadership.
More HR skills support coming to NSW senior executives by Harley Dennett | 0 comments A new human resources capability set is coming to the New South Wales public service, but the workforce watchdog is urging senior executives to not leave people leadership to just specialist HR staff.
NSW workforce management goes ‘to the next level’ by Stephen Easton | 0 comments The NSW Public Service Commission reform program has more in store for 2016. Graeme Head outlines what comes next to modernise management and increase diversity.
Too long, too complicated: recruitment needs to get back to basics by Stephen Easton | 1 comment Simplifying long and complex recruiting practices to improve employment mobility is just one step towards the workforce of the future, public servants heard when two public service commissioners got together.
Productivity measurement rethink in NSW to be led by Treasury by David Donaldson | 0 comments NSW Treasury will soon help agencies improve productivity and efficiency reporting, but the Department of Education and Communities has pushed back on narrow audit office productivity measures.
NSW gender equity report: women outperform men at top by Stephen Easton | 2 comments The march of women into the senior ranks of the NSW public service has stalled. New targets, KPIs and strong leadership are needed, commissioner Graeme Head has been advised.
Bullying in the public sector: NSW data shows incidents decreasing by Harley Dennett | 0 comments The 2012 State of the Sector report was a wake-up call for agency heads in NSW that bullying rates were higher than leaders had believed. What do new findings say now?
Partner Content Peter Shergold: ditch the old public service model by Peter Shergold | 0 comments A different type of public service is required, the former top public servant argues. And it can't just be an improved version of what already exists.
