My recent blog post on the introduction of ‘name-blind’ recruitment across the Civil Service attracted considerable interest and comment. Thank you to everyone who took the time to share their...
...each one with a note-taker, from a team of volunteers, to ensure no one got writer’s cramp. Behind the scenes, civil servants also worked hard to build agreement. Not just...
...individual, and promoting empowerment. The theme acknowledges that when people are empowered they are better prepared to take advantage of opportunities, and can become powerful agents of change. I am...
...easy to forget that one of the privileges of seniority is better visibility – you tend naturally to see and hear more about the context, and about what might happen...
We’d like to thank everyone who has taken the time to read our message on the Spending Review and what it means for the Civil Service. Many of the comments...
...ingesting the smallest irritant. She needs to discover these one by one, using trial and error. Well, at least she isn’t neurodivergent, and has a tip top executive memory (sarcasm...
...pool as possible, into the Civil Service. Indeed, building a diverse Civil Service that better reflects the society we serve is one of my top three priorities. And it is...
...diversity and importance of the work undertaken by those in our Civil Service: from tackling ebola, to promoting equality for those with a disability, supporting local communities, and raising awareness...
...you want to explore a process, does breaking it down into the biggest stumbling blocks give participants a better ability to understand and adapt it? Returning to live in-person events...
...and retention; vetting allows us to know that everyone with access to protectively marked material has a high level of integrity, and is unlikely to be blackmailed or extorted. National...
