From 70 stakeholder sessions to 1,200 partner inductions, one civil servant shares how the new Business Growth Service is turning government support for SMEs from a maze into a motorway – and why every simplified application brings us closer to …
Owing to demand for places, repeats of some presentations and learning sessions have been arranged for Civil Service Live 2016. And we've added some new sessions.
Katy Owen of the Cabinet Office Social Action Team describes how 'mindfulness' could help you be more effective in your job and foster a better work-life balance.
Steve Marshall of MOJ Digital recounts his experience - the joys and challenges - of shared parental leave and why he'd recommend it to expectant parents.
Graham Pendlebury hails the success of the first four-nation 'policy lab' event in the UK, and looks forward to repeating the experience.
Clare Moriarty, Defra Permanent Secretary, on why vulnerability is a strength for effective leaders.
Chief People Officer Rupert McNeil looks back at Mental Health Awareness Week, at the support available to civil servants who may suffer from mental ill-health, and what more we can all do.
People learn in different ways. In Learning at Work Week, read about the best learning experiences of some of your colleagues - and tell us about yours.
In Mental Health Awareness week, Philip Rutnam draws our attention to ten practical tips for safeguarding our mental health.
FCO Permanent Secretary Simon McDonald looks at the findings of the Fletcher Report on the future of the FCO.
Douglas Macbeth welcomes the return of the government-supported Massive Open Online Course in contract management, of which he is Co-Academic Lead.
