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Two Photos, Seven Decades of Progress

2017 Female Permanent Secretaries pose for a portrait in front of a grey wall

Two Photos, Seven Decades of Progress

Last month, Dame Antonia Romeo was appointed as the first female Cabinet Secretary. To mark International Women’s Day, she has written about the first photographs that she put up in her office after being appointed. Almost nine years ago, I …

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How do you rate your commercial skills?

Posted by: Sir Jeremy Heywood, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, Posted on: 7 November 2014 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders, Civil Service Learning, Commercial skills
Infographic of commercial skills courses available on CS Learning

Sir Jeremy Heywood discusses what civil servants at all grades can do to improve their commercial skills.

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What good management skills lead to great people survey results

Posted by: Rachel Neaman and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 7 November 2014 - Categories: Good management
Good Management logo

...in my job 95% B10. My manager is considerate of my life outside work 100% B11. My manager is open to my ideas 100% B12. My manager helps me to...

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International impact in a domestic department

Posted by: Sir Mark Sedwill, Posted on: 7 November 2014 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders

Mark Sedwill, Permanent Secretary of the Home Office explains why we should think differently about overseas work, and how it can impact on the UK.

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Sickness absence in the Civil Service

Posted by: Lin Homer, Posted on: 3 November 2014 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders, Our Civil Service
Picture of Lin Homer, Permanent Secretary at HMRC, speaking with staff

Lin Homer, Permanent Secretary at HMRC, talks about sickness absence in the Civil Service and what we are doing to reduce the number of average number of working days lost due to sickness.

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Leadership in the Ministry of Defence

Posted by: Jon Thompson, Posted on: 31 October 2014 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders, Good management
Royal Navy, Army and Royal Airforce reservists

Jon Thompson, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Defence thanks those civil servants who have contributed to the leadership consultation and gives his own personal thoughts on leadership at the Ministry of Defence.

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The Red Tape Challenge

Posted by: Sir Jeremy Heywood, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, Posted on: 31 October 2014 - Categories: Better policymaking, Civil Service Leaders

Sir Jeremy talks about the Red Tape Challenge, and highlights the key achievements to date and the important work that DEFRA is doing on this agenda.

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Diversity in the Government Legal Service – Guest blog from Jonathan Jones, Treasury Solicitor

Posted by: Jonathan Jones, Posted on: 30 October 2014 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders, Diversity and inclusion

Jonathan Jones, Treasury Solicitor, discusses the importance of diversity in the Government Legal Service.

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I'm a public servant and I... work for the British Antarctic Survey

Posted by: Dr Melody Clark and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 30 October 2014 - Categories: Our Civil Service
Dr Melody Clark

...you listen to the press. I work as far away from London as you can get. I work for the British Antarctic Survey as a senior scientist and project leader....

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Courses to improve your commercial skills

Posted by: CS Learning and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 28 October 2014 - Categories: Civil Service Learning, Commercial skills
Infographic of commercial skills courses available on CS Learning

...and guides available on the website to help civil servants develop their commercial skills. This has been broken down by grade to make it easier for civil servants to find...

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50 years of the Government Chief Scientific Adviser

Posted by: Professor Sir Mark Walport and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 27 October 2014 - Categories: Better policymaking
Sir Mark Walport with environmental engineers at Fox Creek

...Office for Science (Go-Science) is to bring together policy officials with the external expertise they need. Helping government make informed decisions This role is of vital importance as the Scientific...

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