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From Promise to Reality: Our School Nursery Journey

From Promise to Reality: Our School Nursery Journey

Jessica Crawley and Jasmine Hussain joined the DfE because they believed in its power to change lives — and now they’re seeing that in action, helping to build and expand 3,000 nurseries across England's schools. Let them tell you how …

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A lesson on embracing the benefits of change

Posted by: Liz Dixon, Posted on: 12 June 2014 - Categories: Leading and managing change
Liz Dixon

Having gone through a change process, Liz Dixon from the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) advocates making the most of your career by embracing transition.

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Introducing changes to staff

Posted by: Baljeet Mahal, Posted on: 12 June 2014 - Categories: Leading and managing change

London Bridge Job Centre Plus evolution began in 2012 when it was selected to be a showcase office of the future. The principle of the change was to pave the way for DWP’s “Digital by Default” strategy, build capability of …

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How we delivered change

Posted by: Baljeet Mahal, Posted on: 12 June 2014 - Categories: Leading and managing change

A small number of employees were nervous about the change. During regular People Promise (121’s) we could dig a little deeper behind the initial fear and anxiety to collectively identify supportive tools for our team members. Some individuals did not …

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How does it feel to go through a change programme?

Posted by: Cameron Smith, Posted on: 12 June 2014 - Categories: Leading and managing change
London Bridge JobCentre Plus office

Having experienced change first-hand, members of the London Bridge JobCentre Plus team discuss what happened to make the changes so successful.

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Tips on leading successful change

Posted by: Baljeet Mahal, Posted on: 12 June 2014 - Categories: Leading and managing change
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Baljeet Mahal from London Bridge JobCentre Plus shares her top tips for leading successful change management in your department or team.

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Chris Mullin explains what the Implementation Unit does

Posted by: Russell Barnes, Posted on: 10 June 2014 - Categories: Better policymaking, Leading and managing change
Entrance to the Cabinet Office

Armed with only a copy of Civil Service Quarterly's recent article on Making Things Happen at the Implementation Unit, Deputy Director @CDMullin answered questions about the team, and what it does.

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Global Summit to End Sexual Violence

Posted by: Emma Hopkins and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 9 June 2014 - Categories: Our Civil Service

...of the film made by Jolie ‘In the Land of Blood and Honey,’ has been credited by the Foreign Secretary as the inspiration for the launch of the Preventing Sexual...

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Weekend links: Civil Service Awards, Volunteering Week, tackling modern slavery and more

Posted by: Russell Barnes, Posted on: 6 June 2014 - Categories: Our Civil Service

...opened today for this year's Civil Service Awards. DWP and the CPS have made the early running with nominations, but you've got until 25 July to get yours in. If...

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How to write the perfect Civil Service Award nomination

Posted by: Conrad Bird and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 5 June 2014 - Categories: Our Civil Service
The Prime Minister David Cameron awarding the Growth Award to the Britain is GREAT campaign team

The Prime Minister presenting the Growth Award to the Britain is GREAT campaign team The Civil Service Awards celebrate and promote excellence across government. They are an opportunity to reward...

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Why I became a Dementia Friend

Posted by: Daniel Poxon, Posted on: 30 May 2014 - Categories: Our Civil Service
Dementia Friends

HM Treasury's Daniel Poxon became a dementia friend for both profession and personal reasons, but the scheme has become a useful tool in his day-to-day role organising volunteering activities in the department.

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