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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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Trello: 6 tips for using it effectively

Posted by: CS Learning and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 27 February 2015 - Categories: Civil Service Learning, More digital, Programme and project delivery
UK Civil Service social media trello board

...more agile working. Now, we want to share our top 6 benefits of the Trello tool and tips for using it effectively: Activity menu 1. Track progress The activity menu...

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Leadership Statement: Talk less, listen more

Posted by: Martin Donnelly, Posted on: 25 February 2015 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders, Leadership Statement, Leading and managing change

Martin Donnelly discusses effective communication as part of the Leadership Statement which tells that we need to be confident in our engagement.

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The Government is open for business: are you ready?

Posted by: Crown Commercial Services and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 25 February 2015 - Categories: Commercial skills
Banner saying: Commercial skills - Government is opening up to small businesses - are you ready?

...up its spend to more small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) than ever before. It’s a change, spearheaded by the Crown Commercial Service, that is already revolutionising how the civil service...

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Three ways to help direct mailing hit its target

Posted by: Viv Shaw and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 24 February 2015 - Categories: Civil Service Learning, More digital
A screenshot of the new Civil Service email

...offered 100 free places as an incentive to find out more. We had some great feedback from the pilot courses and used quotes in the emails from named staff to...

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Government Property Profession: The next 10 years

Posted by: Sherin Aminossehe and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 24 February 2015 - Categories: Professions
MCO at Government Property 2015

...their career options. I hope that you will take advantage of the development offer that will be rolled out over the next few months. As always, we welcome your feedback....

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New technology creates new ways of working in the Cabinet Office

Posted by: Kieron Boyle and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 23 February 2015 - Categories: More digital, Smarter working

...engaging team activity. Just today at a team meeting we created a list of our top 100 stakeholders in under three minutes. Finally the new technology has enabled substantive improvements...

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How the Civil Service is contributing a stronger economy

Posted by: Sir Nicholas Macpherson and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 20 February 2015 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
HMT building

Sir Nicholas Macpherson, Permanent Secretary at HM Treasury Perusing statistical releases is one of the most enjoyable aspects of my job. And this has been a bumper week for economic...

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60 second interview: Jackie Heron, HMRC

Posted by: Jackie Heron, Posted on: 20 February 2015 - Categories: Leadership Statement

Jackie was the winner of the HMRC People Award and CS Award for Leadership in 2011, she shares her views on what makes an outstanding leader.

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My thoughts on the Leadership Statement

Posted by: Robert Devereux and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 19 February 2015 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders, Leadership Statement
Leadership Statement

Robert Devereux, Permanent Secretary for DWP I’ve been out talking to colleagues in Manchester and London about the new Civil Service Leadership Statement we published last Thursday. You won’t be...

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Ducks, disease and birdtables: How APHA civil servants deal with bird flu

Posted by: David Harris and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 18 February 2015 - Categories: Our Civil Service
David Harris holding a team meeting at the APHA

Hello again. It’s not long since my first blog, but I think enough has happened to justify an update. One of my roles is ensuring the policy team in Defra...

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