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Leading the way in improving our service to users

Posted by: David Acquet and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 28 October 2015 - Categories: Civil Service Learning
CS Learning colleagues explain to Sir Jeremy Heywood about developments to the CSL site at Civil Service Live 2015: London

David Acquet, Civil Service Learning For the last four years, I’ve run the helpdesk for Civil Service Learning (CSL). Until very recently, a big part of my job was fixing...

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Cookham Wood: reflections on MoJ's trailblazing BIM project

Posted by: Andrew Digby and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 18 September 2015 - Categories: Professions
The Ministry of Justice stand at Civil Service Live 2015: Newcastle

A year after his team won a Civil Service Award for the HMYOI Cookham Wood, Andrew Digby looks at how far the Building Information Modelling project has come.

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Job share tips: Dividing work and hours

Posted by: Civil Service Job Share Network and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 21 July 2015 - Categories: Our Civil Service
Images of Civil Servants job sharing

...trust and team orientation that will ensure the success of your partnership. Pilot and experiment Once you’ve settled on an arrangement that you, your partner and your manager think will...

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Job share tips: How to find a job share partner

Posted by: Civil Service Job Share Network and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 13 July 2015 - Categories: Diversity and inclusion
Poster advertising tips for finding a job share partner

Is job share right for you? There is no typical job sharer, but there are some things to think about if you’re considering job sharing: it can offer more job...

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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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The Leadership Statement in an operational environment

Posted by: Ursula Brennan, Posted on: 2 June 2015 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders, Leadership Statement
civil service live pledge card reading: Stop 'managing' Start 'Leading'

Making it real - Ministry of Justice Permanent Secretary Ursula Brennan talks about embedding the Leadership Statement by linking it to the challenges frontline staff face every day.

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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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SMEs: The Government is open for business

Posted by: Belinda Mather-Derrick and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 11 March 2015 - Categories: Commercial skills
Crown Commercial Service brochures on a table

...and the government wants competition in its marketplace from the best businesses in Britain, driving innovation which we know leads to better value for money for taxpayers, while helping businesses,...

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Trello: 6 tips for using it effectively

Posted by: CS Learning and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 27 February 2015 - Categories: Civil Service Learning, More digital, Programme and project delivery
UK Civil Service social media trello board

...more agile working. Now, we want to share our top 6 benefits of the Trello tool and tips for using it effectively: Activity menu 1. Track progress The activity menu...

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The Government is open for business: are you ready?

Posted by: Crown Commercial Services and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 25 February 2015 - Categories: Commercial skills
Banner saying: Commercial skills - Government is opening up to small businesses - are you ready?

...up its spend to more small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) than ever before. It’s a change, spearheaded by the Crown Commercial Service, that is already revolutionising how the civil service...

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