Verona Burgess: changing of the guard by Verona Burgess | 0 comments Nearly half the Australian Public Service get new bosses this month as Prime Minister and Cabinet secretary Martin Parkinson puts his stamp on the Secretaries Board.
APS leadership turnover set for another jolt — for better or for worse by Verona Burgess | 1 comment 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.
Renee Leon: crowdsourcing and ideas ownership in policymaking by Stephen Easton | 0 comments When your stakeholders can't fit in a room, or keep being told "no, we've tried that before", rethink the traditional approach to policymaking. The Employment secretary says her department is learning how to listen again.
Confidence v being the ‘ball-breaker’: female bosses speak up by Stephen Easton | 0 comments Women are unfairly judged for their confidence and ambition — but that shouldn't discourage them from climbing the ladder. Some of Canberra's most powerful female leaders offer advice on negotiating the public service.
Collaboration is king, but ‘healthy silos’ may still have their place by Stephen Easton | 0 comments Employment secretary Renee Leon is embracing collaboration within and beyond government with "a bold new experiment" in collaborative, outcomes-focused outsourcing.
Halton: get over the fear of failure or drown in red tape by Stephen Easton | 0 comments Commonwealth public servants are trying to cut back internal red tape. But ministers and mandarins must get over their fear of failure to achieve agility. A review of internal red tape could be made public.
Let ideas transcend jurisdiction: ACT invites widely for first territory IPAA conference by Stephen Easton | 0 comments It's usually in conversation and probing that you get to hear the depth of each others' thinking, says Carmel McGregor. IPAA ACT will host its first conference next week to debate collaboration, capability and capacity for reform and how to make the public service great.
Leon on Employment, shared services and work flexibility by Harley Dennett | 0 comments FIRST INTERVIEW: Employment secretary Renée Leon sat down with The Mandarin to discuss the shared services experiment, policy challenges in the portfolio and evolving leadership responsibility.
