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Maintaining the public service’s momentum for gender equality

by Sue Williamson

With International Women's Day 2019 occurring on Friday, Sue Williamson, Senior Lecturer, Human Resource Management for UNSW Canberra, comments on the importance of sustaining the momentum to ensure gender equality is practiced in Australian workplaces.

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You make decisions quicker and based on less information than you think

by The Conversation

You probably believe you take a ton of research into account before you make a big choice … but you probably don’t.

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Consumers, not companies, are the priority of data governance

by Lauren Solomon

Lauren Solomon calls for the best minds from a range of sectors to determine the path Australia will take in an AI and machine-learning world, and to bring unity to the management of Australians' online data.

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The four Cs that turn good leadership into great leadership

by The Mandarin

Customer-centric leadership is the key to managing through all kinds of challenges, writes the Secretary of NSW Treasury. Four self-development principles are the gateway to customer focus that results in great leadership.

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Be a clever leader, not just an intelligent one, says Maori Development boss Michelle Hippolite

by David Donaldson

Michelle Hippolite is often asked what it's like being a Maori woman leader. She talks connecting the head and heart, Maori ideas about leadership, and commitment to the public service.

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Australians want to support government data sharing, but have trust issues

by The Conversation

A new survey reveals community attitudes towards the use of personal data by government and researchers.

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What can Australian public servants learn from the UK’s new Outsourcing Playbook?

by Stephen Easton

Can Australian public sector outsourcing practices prevent Paladin becoming its Carillion moment? A new Outsourcing Playbook offers lessons from failure.

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We need to talk about ministerial control, says APS Review panellist

by David Donaldson

Ministers, decentralised pay, secretaries cloning themselves — a panel discussion on public sector reform gave an insight into what the APS Review might hold.

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Medicalisation-nation: Australia’s growing public policy dependence on drugs

by The Mandarin

The rising trend of medicalising human and social behaviours has been attributed to the medical profession's cultural authority and the pharmaceutical industry's substantial direct marketing. But this isn't necessarily the case in Australia.

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Case study: mental health services still struggling in the NDIS era

by Stephen Easton

There is ongoing concern that certain mental health services are struggling to survive after their funding was shifted to the NDIS, despite being designed to serve a wider group than the 64,000 people with psychosocial disabilities thought to be eligible.

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How do we ensure health policies are informed by evidence?

by The Mandarin

A landmark study led by the Sax Institute has revealed a new way forward in helping health policy agencies build their capacity to use research evidence.

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Marcia Langton: Government accelerating Indigenous people into ‘permanent poverty’

by David Donaldson

Government is making life worse for Indigenous people, argues Marcia Langton -- but progress is possible.

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It’s not just Huawei that we need to worry about

by Darryl Carlton

Can we expect honesty and transparency when it comes to what the US government is telling us about Huawei?

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Workplace bullying in the #MeToo era

by The University of Melbourne

Workplace bullying creates a toxic environment, but the #MeToo movement is highlighting the drivers of abuse that women experience at work.

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Why the disruption-fit leader is crucial to every organisation

by Marco Mancesti

Three ways today’s managers can stay ahead of change. Marco Mancesti proposes a framework for how leaders can remain grounded amidst disruption.