Matthew Rycroft, Permanent Secretary, Department for International Development One of my top days in the first six months at the Department for International Development (DFID) was the Global Disability Summit...
...to celebrate the fantastic work colleagues do to promote healthy lifestyles, raise money for charity and get to know each other better as a result. Leadership often sounds daunting, but...
...Service is one of the most important institutions in our society. So it matters that we do our job superbly and that the way we do it is founded on...
...project right. A uniquely challenging environment I have been reflecting on the differences and the similarities between government and my previous working environment. It’s perhaps easier to spot the differences:...
Shan Morgan, Permanent Secretary of the Welsh Government Being the diary secretary for a Permanent Secretary is possibly one of the more frustrating jobs in the Civil Service, and not...
...Case, permanent secretaries and senior leaders plus many guest speakers. You can gain insight from the largest professions in government, as well as try one-to-one mentoring sessions, workshops and seminars....
...better at than me, start focusing on the things I’m naturally good at, really deploy those strengths to the max, and get my team to help fill the gaps, which...
...which we calculated their income tax codes manually. The concard covered several years; every so often, we’d need to write new ones out, a major job, often involving overtime. We...
...time. But I think back to day one, and it wasn’t easy. There were so many questions: Will people forget me? Will I get lonely? How do I stay in...
...parent for most of us remains only one of many priorities in our lives. We still need to earn a buck and continue our own personal journey through life. Things...
