Public servants should take a wellbeing-led approach to COVID-19 recovery, leaders say Thursday April 29, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Culture WorkSafe Victoria CEO Colin Radford called out the media and the broader public’s poor treatment of public servants during COVID-19, part of a growing and…
Premium Interviews How COVID-19 accelerated the Victorian Public Service’s flexible work journey Monday April 12, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Culture The VPS's new flexible work policy is a product of the past year — lessons learned from working differently, increased demand for services, and a…
Vic government launches flexible work policy for public servants Tuesday March 23, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins News Full-time office-based VPS employees will return to their offices for three days a week under the new policy.
Vic government jobs platform moves to public sector commission, with more changes to come Wednesday December 2, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins News The Victorian government's Jobs and Skills Exchange has this week transferred its employees and operations to the Victorian Public Sector Commission, in a machinery of…
The top public servants named 2020 IPAA national fellows Wednesday October 21, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal IPAA national president Dr Gordon de Brouwer announced the awards at an event held at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday. See the full list…
Adam Fennessy named Victorian public sector commissioner Tuesday June 30, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins News Former bureaucrat Adam Fennessy has been named the next Victorian public sector commissioner. Government services minister Danny Pearson on Tuesday said Fennessy would bring “invaluable”…
Premium Case studies Fronting up to the community is key to ethical leadership — and wins public trust Monday February 3, 2020 By David Donaldson Career Advice Buck-passing is all too easy within a bureaucracy — indeed, in a large organisation governed by rules it is often difficult to fault anyone in…
Promoted We don’t know what’s coming: the ever-changing face of leadership Thursday December 14, 2017 By The Mandarin Career Advice 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…
Soft skills are now hard skills, and other career advice for public servants Tuesday December 5, 2017 By David Donaldson Career Advice 'After enlightenment, the laundry' is one ex-secretary's career advice. Adam Fennessy gives his tips for dealing with ministers and making yourself heard in a bureaucracy…
Adam Fennessy to leave public service Friday May 26, 2017 By David Donaldson News DELWP secretary Adam Fennessy will head to the private sector next month. Deputy secretary Christine Wyatt will act in the role until a replacement is…
Finding gender balance: looking beyond the usual (male) suspects Tuesday December 6, 2016 By David Donaldson Features Conscious effort and willingness to recruit from varied professional backgrounds have put a lot more women on Victoria’s water boards — even in far-flung rural…
Flextime: rigid staff embrace flexibility — with selfies Tuesday November 29, 2016 By David Donaldson Features Encouraging staff to post selfies of how they use their flextime — picking up the kids from school, walking the dog, coaching a footy team…
Standing up for respectful relationships and saying 'No' to violence Friday November 25, 2016 By Adam Fennessy Features Even today, a significant number of employees in our public sector workplaces will be impacted by domestic and family violence. I encourage you to join…
Explain the facts, not the politics, but talk to the public (and media) more Thursday September 29, 2016 By David Donaldson Features Secretaries weigh in: bureaucrats have to be more visible. In a world rife with spin, public service leaders are increasingly seeing the value in providing…
'Someone we liked': public servants voice corruption shock Friday September 23, 2016 By David Donaldson News What's it like to discover your colleagues may have been involved in corruption? Senior public servants speak about Victoria's "wake up call" proving it's not…
