Public Service Leadership & Management

Canadian public service leaders reshuffled by PM Mark Carney

Prime minister Mark Carney has reshuffled the top ranks of the leadership in the public service of Canada in what is the second major shakeup in less than three months. […]

Antonia Romeo appointed UK’s first female cabinet secretary

UK prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced today that Dame Antonia Romeo is the new cabinet secretary and head of the civil service. She is the first woman to […]

International approaches to civil service performance: What the UK can learn for its new National School of Government

By professor Nada Kakabadse, Henley Business School The pressures on governments everywhere are unlike anything seen before. Technology is racing ahead while public expectations are soaring. Trust is fragile and […]

Global Government Leaders’ Forum puts international learning for civil servants centre stage

This year’s Global Government Leaders’ Forum has brought together public servants from across the world to share solutions to the common challenges and opportunities they face. Public servants from Singapore […]
Speakers at Leaders Forum 2025

Global Government Summit and Leaders’ Forum to examine challenges faced by civil services around the world

Global Government Forum’s flagship annual event for the world’s most senior public servants will return to Singapore next week with a focus on helping public service navigate global uncertainty, and […]
Public service commissioner Sir Brian Roche

Public service commissioner sets out ‘significant risks’ to New Zealand government

The commissioner of the New Zealand Public Service has used a major report to set out what he called the “significant risks” that the government faces. Sir Brian Roche’s first […]

Reform, efficiency drives, and overcoming data-sharing dilemmas: we look back at the government trends of 2025

After another busy year for public servants, we round up some of Global Government Forum’s top stories from the last 12 months, highlighting the trends, challenges and opportunities facing civil […]

DOGE ‘deeply engaged in US government transformation’ despite reports of closure

US government officials have insisted that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) – the flagship government office formed after president Trump’s election victory to focus on reducing government spending and […]
Prime Minister Mark Carney prepares for a meeting with chief executive officers of the automotive industry in his office in July 2025.

Letter from Ottawa: Cold winds and shorter days coincide with a seasonal change for the public sector

After an eventful year, the Canadian government led by prime minister Mark Carney will now have some time to press on with its agenda of government transformation, says Michael Wernick. […]

World’s most senior civil servants share key challenges and opportunities at the Global Government Summit 2025

National heads of civil service, departmental chiefs and other high-ranking public servants from 20 countries came together to discuss how to govern with AI, better join up government, build the […]