I'm a civil servant and I... save lives
...vital to my job today. Before joining the Civil Service, I worked in accountancy. While obviously very important to any business or service, this didn’t quite give me the rush...
Confidence in leaders
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Keith Mackiggan, Posted on:
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Leadership Statement, Leading and managing change
Keith Mackiggan, a Deputy Director at DFID, has held highly responsible leadership positions but admits he has struggled with a lack of self-confidence. He explains why confidence matters to leadership, how he has built his confidence in himself to become a better leader, and how this could help others.
Who has the best civil service?
...their civil service. Not just as an end in itself, but to promote lesson learning and improvement. We are particularly interested in this in the Civil Service Board. Although we...
If digital is transforming the prospects of the world’s poorest, imagine what it can do for the rest of us.
Mark Lowcock, Permanent Secretary at the Department for International Development, gives his views on digital in the Civil Service.
Overseas, not overlooked - civil servants promoting UK interests in high-risk areas
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Sir Jeremy Heywood, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service and Russell Barnes, Posted on:
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Civil Service Leaders
...1000 diplomatic, development and military personnel in Sierra Leone, delivering our joined-up effort to contain and eradicate the outbreak. The environment in which some of our posts operate is particularly...
International impact in a domestic department
Mark Sedwill, Permanent Secretary of the Home Office explains why we should think differently about overseas work, and how it can impact on the UK.