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World Cancer Day: our journeys are unique, but we thrive when united

World Cancer Day: our journeys are unique, but we thrive when united

This year the Civil Service Working Through Cancer Network will show support for World Cancer Day on 4 February by focusing our events on the unique human story behind every cancer diagnosis, and how by uniting we are stronger and …

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Reflections on the Nepal earthquake

Posted by: Beverley Warmington, Posted on: 20 August 2015 - Categories: Our Civil Service
Aid workers unloading aid packages from helicopter in Nepal

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
HM Treasury building plaque

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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I'm a civil servant and I... save lives

Posted by: Mo Desai and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 13 August 2015 - Categories: Our Civil Service
Mo Desai of DFID, with helicopter and overseas officials behind.

...vital to my job today. Before joining the Civil Service, I worked in accountancy. While obviously very important to any business or service, this didn’t quite give me the rush...

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The Road to MRICS: a tale of one man's journey

Posted by: Peter Penney and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 12 August 2015 - Categories: More skilled, Professions
RICS HQ on Parliament Square

...Surveyor in RICS. This was quickly followed by many congratulations in the office, as well as some good natured mickey taking. Pay I mention this as some people have asked...

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Whistleblowing in the NHS

Posted by: Una O'Brien, Posted on: 12 August 2015 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders, Unified open and accountable
Una O'Brien delivers a speech at Civil Service Live

Department of Health Permanent Secretary Una O'Brien looks at how the NHS is improving how it listens to and acts on concerns raised by staff and users of the service.

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How the Nudge unit threw light on lighting up

Posted by: Sir Jeremy Heywood, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, Posted on: 11 August 2015 - Categories: Better policymaking, Civil Service Leaders
Line-up of different types of e-cigarette

Jeremy Heywood looks at how the Behavioural Insights Team's latest report highlights a potential solution to the challenge of reducing deaths from smoking.

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