The importance of staff networks
Having spoken at the FDA's Women into Leadership conference, Melanie Dawes looks ahead to rejuvenating our gender and women's networks.
An objective point of view…
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Sue Owen, DCMS Permanent Secretary, and Civil Service LGB&TI Champion and Russell Barnes, Posted on:
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Civil Service Leaders, Diversity and inclusion
...each department, as well as capturing priorities for those of us who play a cross-Government role on diversity. For example, my own objectives include my priorities for DCMS, as well...
Talent, positive discrimination and creating a true meritocracy
Stephen Frost, one of our new expert diversity advisers, considers how overcoming unconscious assumptions about what constitutes the "best" talent is key to being a true meritocracy.
No ordinary careers: Why Laura joined the Civil Service
From climbing scaffolding to presenting in court, HSE's Laura Moran discovered there are no ordinary careers when she joined the Civil Service.
Creating true inclusion
...to track progress. Supportive public policy. The 30% Club has worked closely with Lord Davies, and the combination of business-led change supported by government has been powerful. Change has been...
Social mobility and what it means for me and you
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Jon Thompson and Russell Barnes, Posted on:
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Civil Service Leaders, Diversity and inclusion
Jon Thompson, Permanent Secretary of the MOD and social mobility champion As you may be aware I have been appointed the Civil Service Champion for Social Mobility. At the start...
National Inclusion Week
...to consider our behaviours to create an inclusive workplace. We have also launched Removing Barriers to Success - an ambitious two year programme to embed diversity and inclusion into all...
Domestic violence: how partnership working is quite literally saving lives (2)
In the second part of a two-part blog about a partnership that supports victims of domestic violence, Judith Smith looks at how one civil servant was helped to stay safe and in work.
Cookham Wood: reflections on MoJ's trailblazing BIM project
A year after his team won a Civil Service Award for the HMYOI Cookham Wood, Andrew Digby looks at how far the Building Information Modelling project has come.
Leading and learning
No one has all the answers about good leadership - it takes time to learn. The Northern Ireland Office's Colin Perry recounts his experience of learning how to lead.