I'm a civil servant and I... work for Canada Revenue Agency
In a guest post Nick Frate from the Canadian Revenue Agency talks about the things he's learned and life as a public servant in Canada.
Leadership: the duck stops here
Flamingos, sheep, ducks – Julia Ruane considers various animal metaphors for different styles of leading (and following), and decides the ducks, and other birds in flight, have the answer.
What we want great leaders to be and do
Every morning, one of Crown Representative Meryl Bushell's favourite bosses would think not "what am I going to do today", but "what am I going to be". Meryl describes what she looks for in a great leader?
Leading the way in improving our service to users
Changes needed to be made to the Civil Service Learning website, but it took a sympathetic manager to get David Acquet's improvements off the ground.
Growing diverse leaders with inclusive leadership
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Diversity and inclusion, Leading and managing change
On her becoming Finance Director at BIS, people began to ask Charu Gorasia how she overcame the barriers that prevent more civil servants from under-represented groups reaching senior levels. Read about the inclusion lessons she learned from other leaders on the way up the ladder.
Leading and learning
No one has all the answers about good leadership - it takes time to learn. The Northern Ireland Office's Colin Perry recounts his experience of learning how to lead.
Leadership during change
Steve Thorn, a senior vice-president with global IT services company CGI, believes the public sector can learn from private sector experience of leading and managing change in large organisations.
5 leadership tips
“Be inspiring!” “Be confident!” “Be empowering!” It’s great advice, but how do we turn words into action? 10 months ago I re-joined the Civil Service after five years in the police. My role has been to help create the Civil …
Leadership – the human connection
Ashley Prime, who has been working on the GREAT campaign at the FCO, remembers inspirational mentor Professor Aidan Halligan, a former Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England, and what he learned from him about leadership.
Forging ahead with the functions
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Civil Service Leaders, Leading and managing change, More skilled, Unified open and accountable
John Manzoni, chief executive of the Civil Service, sets out what 'functions' are and why they are so important in making the Civil Service better at what it does.