Leadership data reveals strategic thinking gap
As we look to the future and the skills of leaders required to take us there, leaders need to prioritise, say and measure the capabilities of existing frameworks in the public sector. Read More
Peter Shergold
Crisis of confidence: a black dog stalks the public service
Alarming new research has revealed the black dog stalking the public services of Australia as their unique professional obligations are afforded less respect than in the past. Read More
‘Fit for Purpose. Fit for Future.’ — national public sector survey coming your way soon
Professor Peter Shergold is meeting with governments across Australia in August to test of the pulse of the public sector. Read More
Politics of division set to rock public sector at ground-breaking Melbourne conference
The growing polarisation of our politics in the age of Trump and Brexit forms the premise for a fascinating – and potentially confronting – series… Read More
When mandarins join the big end of town
You’re leaving a senior position in the Australian Public Service and covet a plush seat in the elite company directors’ club. Be careful what you wish for. Read More
Back to social impact: another string to Peter Shergold’s bow
Peter Shergold returns to the Centre for Social Impact, the organisation he helped establish in 2008 after retiring as head of the Australian Public Service, as chair of the academic organisation's board. Read More
Helping refugees build new lives: Q&A with Peter Shergold
Peter Shergold speaks to the Sax Institute about his role coordinating refugee resettlement and the elements of successful collaboration. Read More
‘Urgent’: former secretaries assess public service capability
If the public service were a patient "it would be in palliative care", says Terry Moran. Here's what other secretaries have said about Australia's loss of bureaucratic capacity. Read More
Trust crisis: can a big government still act local and involve citizens?
To earn back public trust, perhaps the "policy elite" need to get over themselves. Big government might be back but better solutions may also lie in more participatory, place-based services, co-design with citizens and collaboration with other actors. Read More
Nicholas Gruen: evaluation knowledge comes not from numbers, but questions
As policymakers look back for answers to what worked — like PM&C's $40m for evaluation of Indigenous programs — the pass/fail approach won't, in itself, help find the answers that government will need as circumstances change. Read More
APS leadership turnover set for another jolt — for better or for worse
The high turnover of APS secretaries is expected to continue next year, but a ministerial reshuffle could cut short even more top mandarins' careers, writes Verona Burgess. Read More
17 NSW agencies heed Peter Shergold’s call to recruit refugees
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. Read More
Accelerating transformation: here’s why information governance is the new black
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... Read More
Stuck in a rut? Leading change without the managerialese
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. Read More
Peter Shergold delivers the Paterson Oration on adaptive government
VIDEO: What are the four planks of adaptive government, and can they be found in the Commonwealth? Peter Shergold delivered the Paterson Oration at this year's ANZSOG conference. Read More