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The State of the Estate

Posted by: John Manzoni, Chief Executive of the Civil Service and Permanent Secretary for the Cabinet Office, Posted on: 2 February 2017 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
Front cover of The State of the Estate report 2015-16

Chief Executive of the Civil Service John Manzoni welcomes the progress in increasing the efficiency and sustainability of property in the government estate.

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Changing the way we work

Posted by: John Manzoni, Chief Executive of the Civil Service and Permanent Secretary for the Cabinet Office, Posted on: 21 December 2016 - Categories: A Brilliant Civil Service, Civil Service Leaders
Buildings at Canary Wharf, London

Following the announcement of the new Government Hub at Canary Wharf, John Manzoni encourages nominations for The Way We Work (TW3) Awards celebrating the transformation of Civil Service work and workplaces.

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Changing the culture of the Civil Service

Posted by: Sir Jonathan Stephens, Posted on: 3 May 2016 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
Group round table with new tech

Sir Jonathan Stephens believes the motivation for doing a good job is as much about the environment you work in as it is about what you do.

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TW3 Awards 2016

Posted by: Russell Barnes, Posted on: 21 January 2016 - Categories: Smarter working
Photo of the prestigious TW3 Awards programme

Celebrating the best smart working programmes from across Government. TW3 is changing the way we work for the better - the change starts here. https://storify.com/UKCivilService/tw3-awards-2016...

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Smart Working: The Quiet Revolution

Posted by: Bruce Mann and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 21 January 2016 - Categories: Smarter working
Pile of badges on a dark blue table. The badges read 'I heart smart working'

...for today. We believe that smart working is the best way to work for business - and for the individual. We want it to become the default for the Civil...

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Commuter hubs: bridging the gap between home and work

Posted by: Paul Cox, Posted on: 24 July 2015 - Categories: Smarter working
Banner promoting MoJ commuter hubs

Paul Cox from the Ministry of Justice explains how the department is using commuter hubs to cut down on commuting and cater for those who find it difficult to work from home.

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Government property - the shock of the new - been there, done that!

Posted by: Andrew Howarth, Posted on: 19 March 2015 - Categories: Good management, Professions, Smarter working
80s computers

Andrew Howarth's 35 years in government property have taught him that change in where and how we work is constant - the secret is to embrace it to help deliver the vision of a better, more empowered Civil Service.

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Transforming the workplace - it's about people, not processes

Posted by: Kristina Butterworth, Posted on: 13 March 2015 - Categories: Smarter working
Photo of Dstl staff working in an open plan, hot-desk environment

Kristina Butterworth describes how an award-winning project is transforming the way the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) works by putting people first.

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The Way We Work Awards: what the judges thought

Posted by: Smarter Working team and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 29 January 2015 - Categories: Smarter working
Martin Donnelly, Perm Sec of BiS addressing the TW3 Awards audience

The Smarter Working team look back at last week's TW3 Awards, and highlight the best practice demonstrated by this year's winning departments.

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The Way We Work Awards

Posted by: Smarter Working team and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 23 January 2015 - Categories: Smarter working
TW3 Award Winners

This week we celebrated those departments who have successfully put into place large-scale smarter working practices with the inaugural TW3 Awards.

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