Partner Content Evaluating context to improve public sector outcomes: establishing what works for whom via Q by The Mandarin | 0 comments What does it take to bring a realist approach to assessing program effectiveness? Here's how to ask the most pertinent questions.
Don’t treat performance management like a fad diet by David Donaldson | 0 comments Is tick and flick performance management like going on a diet? A group of academics thinks so, and they're prescribing sustainable, healthy lifestyle change.
Stuck in a rut? Leading change without the managerialese by David Donaldson | 0 comments Winning over staff is key to managing change effectively. Write your own speeches and give real world examples, says former PM&C boss Peter Shergold. But avoid the trap of telling staff their culture is bad.
Broader spans of control pushing out specialists by David Donaldson | 1 comment The push for specialists to move into management jobs has seen a diminution of specialist talent in the public service. Managing is a distinct skillset, so don't assume people skills are learned by osmosis.
Dial down the ‘innovation culture’ rhetoric and seek shared purpose by Stephen Easton | 0 comments Most employees scoff at talk of growing an innovation culture, and everyone resists change. Professor Deborah Blackman advises leaders to set clear goals, explain the benefits and give staff practical ways to contribute.
Did the freeze on hiring put bureaucrats in the wrong jobs? by David Donaldson | 0 comments Did Canberra's hiring freeze see people placed in roles they are not quite qualified for? This year also saw the spread of single-page job applications, never-ending enterprise bargaining and the bedding down of MOG changes.
