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Twitter 101: How to ease your way into social media

Posted by: Daniel Riches and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 13 February 2015 - Categories: More digital

...me was born on Twitter and, unequivocally, I’m better for it. A "river of data rushing past" - that's how New York Times writer David Carr (@Carr2n) describes Twitter. For...

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How Civil Service Learning is turning Agile

Posted by: Stuart Bennett and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 9 February 2015 - Categories: Civil Service Learning, More digital
Civil Service Learning work plan in post-it notes

...tea point, so people can’t miss it! I would definitely encourage everyone to think about being more Agile and open to new ways of working. By adopting just 1 Agile...

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Digital by default is coming to our internal services

Posted by: Olivia Neal and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 9 January 2015 - Categories: More digital
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Across the Civil Service, teams have been using the Digital by Default Service Standard to help them build digital services of a consistently high quality. The service standard has 26...

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The Government Property Profession social network

Posted by: Sherin Aminossehe and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 7 January 2015 - Categories: More digital, More skilled, Professions
screenshot of the GPP twitter homepage

...to tweet about it if what you have to say conforms to the Civil Service Code and your Press/Ministerial Office guidance. GPP Blog Our newest venture, the GPP blog, hosted...

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#AskCivilService: Bill Crothers talks commercial

Posted by: Bill Crothers and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 6 January 2015 - Categories: Commercial skills
Bill Crothers meets commercial faststreamers

...breakfast meeting for current Fast Streamers who wanted to know where their career will take them, and also answered questions on twitter about his plans. Just before Christmas Bill Crothers,...

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3 ways to use the new self assessment tool to fine tune your performance

Posted by: Linda Bradstreet and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 16 December 2014 - Categories: Civil Service Learning
Screengrab of the self-assessment tool

...tool: 1. Work out what you want to achieve Linda discussing the self assessment tool with her team Give yourself space to think about where you want your career to...

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Why is project execution so important?

Posted by: David Blackall and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 3 December 2014 - Categories: Programme and project delivery
Major Projects in numbers

...within their budget, capability & capacity. Alignment We work in partnership with departments, HM Treasury and Cabinet Office colleagues to ensure that work on project support, assurance and approvals is...

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7 social media myths

Posted by: Anthony Simon, Posted on: 12 November 2014 - Categories: More digital
screenshot of a twitter window with the words #Confused...

Think you know the social media pitfalls facing civil servants online? Anthony Simon Head of Digital Communications for the Prime Minister’s Office and Cabinet Office highlights 7 things to avoid.

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What good management skills lead to great people survey results

Posted by: Rachel Neaman and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 7 November 2014 - Categories: Good management
Good Management logo

...in my job 95% B10. My manager is considerate of my life outside work 100% B11. My manager is open to my ideas 100% B12. My manager helps me to...

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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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