Premium Insights and analysis Be proactive: former secretary Greg Wilson’s career tips for adaptation in a changing world Features Change is a constant in public sector work, so ensure you understand how it affects your field, be upfront about risk, and don't ignore the…
Promoted Business continuity and the case for digital transformation Friday April 17, 2020 By Ricoh Australia Sponsored As 2020 forces businesses into survival mode, could digital transformation be the key to continuity?…
Promoted You want to change my behaviour? Get the message right Thursday April 2, 2020 By Sally Dorsett, David Schmidtchen & Jason Perelson Career Advice Governments, businesses, communities, and individuals will all need to find a path through the uncertainty of COVID-19 because it will be part of our transition…
Promoted Coaching and mentoring through change Thursday March 5, 2020 By Art of Mentoring Sponsored Here’s advice on how to manage leadership and change fatigue in the face of yet another Machinery of Government (MOG) change.
What does leadership mean in an age of perpetual change? Tuesday January 21, 2020 By Renate Wagner Career Advice The role of leader is prone to more upheavals than others. Allianz SE has identified four key characteristics of successful leaders. Businesses can’t control external…
How to avoid change for change’s sake Monday October 14, 2019 By Pia Andrews Editors' Picks How do you build responsiveness to ongoing developments into a work program? And what inputs do you need to understand and respond to change? Pia…
Home Affairs leaders know they must build staff morale, but see slight uplift ‘from a low base’ Wednesday September 11, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal Senior executives at the Department of Home Affairs know they need to do a lot of work to build morale and confidence in their leadership…
Shergold sees a 'gulf between rhetoric and reality' of innovation and digital government Tuesday March 26, 2019 By Stephen Easton Features Senior public servants fuel cynicism among citizens and staff if their ambitious rhetoric about innovative new approaches does not achieve the promised outcomes, warns government…
Promoted Is workplace technology holding back Australian innovation? Wednesday March 20, 2019 By Ricoh Australia Sponsored New research shows almost two-thirds of Australian organisations say their current systems and processes aren’t clear and consistent or are a “patchwork of tools”.
Promoted What’s the future of Australia’s healthcare sector? Wednesday March 13, 2019 By Dr Stephanie Allen Sponsored Technology can provide the opportunity to significantly alter the way we deliver healthcare to meet economic and demographic challenges.
How can APS leaders become adept at leading through change? Wednesday February 6, 2019 By The Mandarin, Jane Gunn and Lauren Jackson Career Advice Leading reform, transformation and change are increasingly a normal part of the everyday role of leaders in the APS. But are they adapting their leadership…
Martin Parkinson: public servants should school rookie MPs and ministers Tuesday December 18, 2018 By Stephen Easton Federal The public service should provide training to new members of parliament, ministers and their staff, in the view of senior Commonwealth secretary Martin Parkinson. He…
Promoted Tackling big problems, one great idea at a time Tuesday September 25, 2018 By Simon Cox Australian Capital Territory Commonwealth senior executives are facing increasingly complex challenges and governments need to stay adaptive. As such, the demand for fresh approaches and solutions has skyrocketed.
Transformers wanted: Finance goes to market for quick capability boost Friday June 29, 2018 By Stephen Easton Federal The Department of Finance has begun shopping around for a partner-organisation to deliver an eight-week program of “transformative change” guided by a recent internal review.
Moraitis on the change imperative: navigating the challenge of organisational change Friday February 23, 2018 By The Mandarin Career Advice The Commonwealth's departmental heads have been increasingly drawn to the transformation of the Australian Public Service: what it should be, where it should go, and…