Jennie Granger What do countering the spread of Ebola, delivering the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, digitising National Insurance in Newcastle, helping vulnerable users in the North West and battling bovine...
...new and challenging environments. I’ve moved about a lot with DFID, and gone on secondments inside and outside government. The ultimate, though, was probably taking the post of lead civilian...
...in a position where we can fine-tune many of our projects and use our experience to create new development opportunities for civil servants, find better ways of working across government...
...Support Service, Access to Work and the new Fit for Work service. DWP is also allocating more than £43 million over the next three years to pilot services that support...
...that my team can become ambassadors for change themselves - whether that means new ways of working, or advocates for continuous improvement. By giving them the space and responsibility, they...
...and clear-eyed commercial management; by embracing new technology and acquiring new skills; by putting the needs of the public over and above the ingrained habits of the organisation; by inspiring...
...trial compares the impact of a new or different variants of an intervention by giving it to some people but not others. The side-by-side comparison of interventions simplifies evaluation and...
...taken part and I am delighted that departments and teams across the country participated so enthusiastically and imaginatively. Some of the highlights included the announcement last Monday of four new...
...people from other government departments and to partner on project work. When I was promoted to HO (HEO grade), this consolidated my new skills and continued to boost my confidence....
...new solutions to old problems. The UK is now a global leader in applying behavioural insights and evidence of 'what works' to policy development and implementation. Subtle ‘nudges’ in government...
