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Finding inspiration on the frontline

Posted by: Robert Devereux and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 6 July 2015 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders, Leadership Statement

Robert Devereux, Permanent Secretary for DWP The Civil Service Leadership Statement talks about inspiring people by recognising innovation and initiative. But how do leaders at every level create the conditions...

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Commercial's not my job... or is it?

Posted by: Jane Kenny, Posted on: 17 April 2015 - Categories: Civil Service Learning, Commercial skills, More skilled
Cabinet Office Commercial 'passport'

Jane Kenny, a DWP provision manager in Jobcentre Plus, explains how she used the Civil Service Learning website to develop commercial skills she never knew she had.

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It’s end-of-year review time! 5 top tips for getting the most out of it

Posted by: Sadia Khan and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 12 March 2015 - Categories: Civil Service Learning, General
Photo of 2 civil servants chatting

...mid-year review time - but if you haven’t done so already, complete the Self Assessment Tool on Civil Service Learning. It only takes 15 minutes or so and it will...

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How the Civil Service is contributing a stronger economy

Posted by: Sir Nicholas Macpherson and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 20 February 2015 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
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Sir Nicholas Macpherson, Permanent Secretary at HM Treasury Perusing statistical releases is one of the most enjoyable aspects of my job. And this has been a bumper week for economic...

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My thoughts on the Leadership Statement

Posted by: Robert Devereux and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 19 February 2015 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders, Leadership Statement
Leadership Statement

Robert Devereux, Permanent Secretary for DWP I’ve been out talking to colleagues in Manchester and London about the new Civil Service Leadership Statement we published last Thursday. You won’t be...

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What are we doing to support people in the Civil Service affected by mental health problems?

Posted by: Una O'Brien, Posted on: 8 December 2014 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders

...absence and largest single cause of disability in the UK. For the Civil Service, this means that departments lose between 0.2 and 2.5 days for each member of staff per...

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I'm a civil servant and I... investigate fraud

Posted by: Brian Solomans and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 24 November 2014 - Categories: Our Civil Service
Brian Solomans, DWP

Working with the courts and running surveillance operations to catch benefit fraudsters, DWP's Brian Solomans talks about his unusual Civil Service career.

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Civil Service Awards 2014: 3 days to go

Posted by: Russell Barnes, Posted on: 17 November 2014 - Categories: Our Civil Service
Civil Service Awards 2014

...awards ceremony, taking place at the Foreign Office’s Lancaster House in London on 19 November. We spoke to a few of them about how it felt to make it this...

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To post or scan: How small decisions have commercial impacts

Posted by: Belinda Crompton, Posted on: 12 November 2014 - Categories: Commercial skills
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Belinda Crompton from DWP explains how even the smallest work task can have large commercial costs, and how switching from post to scanning is saving money.

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5 tips The Beatles taught me about commercial skills

Posted by: Gary Edwards, Posted on: 16 October 2014 - Categories: Civil Service Learning, Commercial skills
a sign saying 'commercial' with post-it notes reading 'Help' underneath

You might not know it, but you could be making commercial decisions for your department. DWP's Gary Edwards reveals his top 5 commercial tips - as taught to him by The Beatles.

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