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Diversity and inclusion – moving forward together

Posted by: Rob Neil, Posted on: 2 September 2015 - Categories: Diversity and inclusion
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Rob Neil, MoJ's interim head of Diversity & Inclusion, urges everyone to take part in the largest-ever Race at Work survey. The results will help inform the Talent Action Plan to remove barriers to success for under-represented groups.

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Domestic violence: how partnership working is quite literally saving lives (1)

Posted by: Judith Smith and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 27 August 2015 - Categories: Our Civil Service
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...were experiencing domestic violence, to be kept safe and in work. Individually, the change they could have affected would be limited. Partnerships are a win-win situation for all If you’re...

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Distributed ledgers: a new way to be paid?

Posted by: Professor Sir Mark Walport, Posted on: 26 August 2015 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
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Professor Sir Mark Walport, Government Chief Scientific Adviser, looks at an emerging database technology which, he believes, "could revolutionise the delivery of welfare".

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Leadership under pressure

Posted by: Graham Black, Posted on: 21 August 2015 - Categories: Leadership Statement, Leading and managing change
Graham Black

How should our leaders behave under pressure? Graham Black, a deputy director at HMRC, talks about the importance of leading by example in good times and bad.

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Reflections on the Nepal earthquake

Posted by: Beverley Warmington, Posted on: 20 August 2015 - Categories: Our Civil Service
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Beverley Warmington, Asia Director for DFID, looks at the part the UK has played in bringing aid and recovery to Nepal since the April 2015 earthquake.

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60-second leadership interview: Hilary Neathey, Food Standards Agency

Posted by: Hilary Neathey, Posted on: 19 August 2015 - Categories: Leadership Statement
Close-up of 'Empowering our teams to deliver' from the Civil Service Leadership Statement headline behaviours graphic

In the latest of our interviews around the Leadership Statement, Hilary Neathey describes how letting her team tackle their own challenges, confident in her support if they need it, has helped everyone perform better.

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Leadership during change

Posted by: Steve Thorn, Posted on: 17 August 2015 - Categories: Leading and managing change
Close-up of the "Inspiring" theme in the Leadership Statement

Steve Thorn, a senior vice-president with global IT services company CGI, believes the public sector can learn from private sector experience of leading and managing change in large organisations.

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The Innovation Challenge: A judge's view

Posted by: Stephen Markscheid and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 14 August 2015 - Categories: Our Civil Service

I am honoured to serve as judge for the Civil Service Innovation Challenge. During my 30 plus years working for large global corporations, I appreciate the crucial role civil servants...

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Devolution and you: The role of a Territorial Office

Posted by: Glenn Preston and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 14 August 2015 - Categories: Our Civil Service
Scotland Office and local Jobcentre Plus staff setting up the UK Government in Scotland tent at the Borders Union Show, Kelso

...referendum in 2014, followed by the Smith Commission on further powers, and then the introduction of the Scotland Bill into the UK Parliament in May. Lead by the Scotland Office,...

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The Public Sector Efficiency Challenge

Posted by: Sir Nicholas Macpherson, Posted on: 13 August 2015 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
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Treasury Permanent Secretary Nicholas Macpherson invites public sector workers to submit their ideas for finding savings, cutting waste and improving public services.

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