Retiring ASIO head Duncan Lewis says the Australian Public Service "could do better" by offering a lot more education and training to prepare its leaders,…

Do you really think you’ll be successful if you simply copy what other people do? If that were the case, success would be easy. Here…

South Australian Commissioner for Public Sector Employment Erma Ranieri has a plan to improve leadership, wellbeing, performance and workforce management across the board, informed by…

Heads of Australian Public Service departments have launched the beta version of a new collaboration website as a "hub" for their staff to collectively improve…

What do we do if we work for an irrational boss? Here are some easy tips to maintain your sanity and your job.

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…

Leadership development programs should call on senior managers to “get out from behind the email” and take a more active role in mentoring staff, says…

Procurement managers from right across Australia’s public sector are continually striving to ensure they deliver the best value for money for tax payers and contribute…

As technology continues to influence the way information is processed and shared, the public sector is presented with new opportunities to engage citizens and stakeholders.

A key element of digital transformation for government agencies is a migration to the cloud which enables greater levels of access, communication while also lowering…

About 60% of Australian Public Service staff thought learning and development activities they did in the last year were worth the time and effort.

Federal mandarins have moved to address a growing shortage of data skills and literacy among public servants, part of a world-wide trend that is not…

Government's leadership development practices tend towards one-size-fits-all more than individual assessment, according to the survey of Australia's bosses. Mentoring is popular, but not at high-performing…

Public sector pay scales make it difficult to retain sought-after experts in cybersecurity. But agencies hope collaboration is part of the answer. It's not a…