...the thing that the team wants to make happen. Even from the get-go, preparation time is divided between the planning and implementation in the near-immortalised “one third: two thirds” rule....
...of matrix management. Our team will do some tasks for both of us but will do the majority of their work for one of us. That is how we decide...
Tessa and Sarah have been job sharing for nearly seven years in the Department for Education. They have done five jobs together and been promoted twice as a job share....
...100 Boards or in the Judiciary, but still not enough. Public service must reflect modern Britain and harness everyone’s talents, as a matter of effectiveness as well as fairness. Gender...
...to help civil servants find a better work/life balance. So, which is easier? Pushing a cube or pushing a ball? I know which one I’d want to do. The last...
...happy in Margate as they are in Miami. So long as you are! Similarly, one negative family member will lower the tone of the entire holiday party. Top tip: make...
...get trained in digital education platforms (such as Google Classroom). Growing together At the time, no one could have anticipated the sheer scale of the programme or, as a team,...
...more personal reflections on someone’s life, including more poetry, literature and secular music rather than sermons and hymns. Humanism isn't new In a nutshell, Humanists believe that people have one...
As many of you may be aware, there is just under one week to go before nominations close for the Civil Service Awards 2014. I would like to take this...
...my colleague Adrian. We were having one of those inspired moments, whilst producing our latest climate podcast for the Met Office. We had just recorded an interview with Prof Tim...
