New technology creates new ways of working in the Cabinet Office
...I’ve had real issues with printers, for example - but one of the best elements for me has been that the technology support staff start conversations with a "we can...
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Government property - the shock of the new - been there, done that!
...major property schemes, such as Crown Courts, and provided space planning (remember that?) for offices. The next big shock for civil servants was the introduction of the open-plan concept, enabled...
The expected and unexpected benefits of the Cabinet Office Technology Transformation
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More digital, Smarter working
...has created some interesting opportunities for collaboration. The Cities and Local Growth Unit, for instance, formed a joint working team with colleagues in BIS and DCLG, and started working in...
My priorities as Government Lead Non-Executive – guest blog from Sir Ian Cheshire
...and challenge to both. We are members of departmental boards, and most give far more time outside of the formal meetings to help the department. You may not know, for...
Clarifying our priorities - Single Departmental Plans
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John Manzoni, Chief Executive of the Civil Service and Permanent Secretary for the Cabinet Office, Posted on:
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...for almost everything – plans for talent, plans for IT, plans for programmes, plans for spending, plans for planning! But in my experience, what drives a successful organisation is when...
Civil Service Awards 2015: Broadband Delivery UK Value for Money team
https://youtu.be/MAygZrnbWdQ Transcript I am delighted that DCMS has been shortlisted for this exciting award. I’m very proud of the outstanding work done by our Value for Money Team to drive...
Five principles for getting things done in Whitehall
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Rt Hon. Oliver Letwin, MP, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Posted on:
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...simple submission) the less effective it is for advising ministers, communicating with the public or getting whatever result you’re looking for. Similarly, small teams of the right people focused on...
Banging the drum for policy-making across the UK
...thousand flowers bloom”; and how different departments and organisations have different cultural mind-sets that frame their responses to problems (not always for the best). I could go on and on…...
Awards for ‘A Brilliant Civil Service’ – your monthly chance to shine
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Sir Jeremy Heywood, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, Posted on:
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A Brilliant Civil Service, Civil Service Leaders
...for the January award were ‘Highly Commended’: Policy Lab, Cabinet Office Conversion Team, Legal Aid Agency Winter Fuel Unit, Department for Work and Pensions Award submissions for February are now...
Volunteering – give a little, gain a lot
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Alex Chisholm, Civil Service Chief Operating Officer and Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary, Posted on:
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Alex Chisholm, Permanent Secretary, Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy It’s not every day that the Exec Team from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) find...