...the commercial environment in which we operate is constantly changing and we need to adapt with it. The digital marketplace and pace of change in procuring new services or looking...
Rupert McNeil, Civil Service Chief People Officer This week, we published on GOV.UK two new guides to help civil servants enjoy the benefits of shared parental leave. One is for...
...most vulnerable by 2020. We knew that this would be a major task, and that it could not be achieved by one department alone. True partnership To fulfil this ambition,...
...We know that the Competency Framework for recruitment and promotion doesn’t have the full confidence of civil servants. So we are launching a new approach in 'Success Profiles'. In effect,...
...we were constantly testing our thinking with people who knew what would and wouldn’t work, and refining policy ideas. Our Secretary of State was keen that the Green Paper was...
...people inside and outside the Civil Service about faith and belief, which have helped shape my thinking about this new role. I’ve received offers of help (thank you!) and have...
...Interestingly, the Suffragettes knew all about branding and, as well as insisting their colours should be on all products, the initial letters of the colours ‘G’reen, ‘W’hite and ‘V’iolet stood...
...to know what to expect from me in my new role (and to be prepared to provide colourful, succinct, story-rich and preferably verbal briefings). I also wanted to show that...
...of work requests, for example. I miss not having the opportunity to ask a quick question, but, like everyone else, I am getting used to a new way of working,...
...A training session co-designed with Macmillan Cancer Support – to increase line managers’ confidence in supporting members of staff through their diagnosis and treatment A dedicated intranet page – offering...
