For the voice of NDIS participants to be heard, we need to be mindful of having a new National Disability Strategy and National Disability Data Asset that are fit-for-purpose and mindful of human rights considerations.
Despite there being more women (59%) than men in the Australian Public Service, women are still significantly underrepresented at nearly all levels of government — from parliament down.
Female leaders can establish strong networks — and they win greater influence and more-senior positions as a result. What are they doing differently? Harvard Business Review interviewed Ford Motor Company's Julie Lodge-Jarrett to learn her networking techniques.
Moving from an executive role onto a board means shifting from asking 'how' to 'why'. Victorian EPA Chair Cheryl Batagol and CFA Board Member Gillian Sparkes offer their advice.
There are plenty of examples of excellence overseas but we're often dismissive of other countries' experiences, or just too busy to do the research, argues Andrew Wear, author of the new book Solved!
Sir Lenox Hewitt, who died last week aged 102, was prominent in the anecdotage of the APS and would be a rich source of material for any book about APS humour — of the droll variety.
Trust in public institutions is a valuable form of social capital. The public service needs to be better at promoting integrity, better at embracing transparency, and better at working with its citizens and a growing variety of communities, writes Ken Smith.
An innovative recruitment program for people with autism opened up "life changing" new opportunities for employment and met a business need for accurate record keeping.
Last month, the Centre for Social Impact released the 2020 annual market survey of NDIS providers. The Mandarin has sourced official responses from the two core agencies cited in the survey: The National Disability Insurance Agency, and the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission.
My experiences as a ‘job seeker’ reinforce the view that jobactive should be shut down. Here’s a short account of what happened in the four months I was a job seeker.
Most of us think of ourselves as good people. We set out to be ethical, and we hope that in pivotal moments we will rise to the occasion. But when it comes to building an ethical career, good intentions are insufficient. Maryam Kouchaki and Isaac H. Smith explain.
Economic thinking has clearly played an important role in the prosperity and position Australia enjoys today. For that role to continue into the future, economic thinking needs to respond to the changing nature of our society, the challenges we are now seeing emerge, and deepen the understanding and advice it brings to the policy table.
Many organisations have flexible work policies in place, but see little uptake. Supporting middle management to do the complicated job of translating policy into practice can make a difference.
It may be surprising to learn that AI can be extremely power-hungry. The scale of the problem is difficult to measure, but there have been some attempts to put hard numbers on the environmental cost.
It can be tempting to catch up on work in the evening, but beware the risks. Creating boundaries between work and private life is the key to coping — especially if you regularly work from home.
