Sir Jeremy Heywood Twelve months ago, in my New Year blog, I set out my priorities for 2015: accelerating transformation; improving leadership; building capabilities, particularly commercial; increasing opportunities for our...
...Head of Profession for Commercial Lawyers across government. I am also a carer and the Carer’s Champion for GLD. I took on the role of Commercial Law Director in June...
...Scottish Living Wage. While the pay gap is improving for some groups, it remains persistent overall in Scotland – currently 7.3% for full-time employees and 16.8% when part-time employees are...
...not just for Defra as a government department, but for the Defra group. For the first time, we were trying to make sense of where 35 different organisations involved in...
...a healthy environment for positive cultural change: 1. Create a safe space. This may sound basic, but it is often overlooked. For example, if we are to facilitate healthy conversations...
Sue Owen, Permanent Secretary for DCMS and the Civil Service LGB&TI Champion Over the past four weeks people across the country have been celebrating LGBT History Month. The theme for...
...even though you might not be the same as everyone else - matters. It matters for business, and it matters for individuals. If we are going to be the best...
...challenging projects are run by our most experienced leaders. This requires a better system for matching talent with opportunity, and for being able to draw from the widest possible talent...
...She praised Mairi for working “tirelessly to improve and support the services provided for disabled people and the caring community of the Western Isles”, and for campaigning with “enthusiasm, energy,...
...work, talk openly about the issues they face, or put themselves forward for more senior roles. This can reduce the pipeline of talent for the Civil Service, and may prevent...
