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Public Service Leadership & Management

‘Speak from the heart’, review tells government agency in New Zealand

New Zealand’s government agency responsible for hiring and training senior officials should “communicate with passion” and articulate messages to civil servants “from the heart, not from an email,” a review of the […]

Pakistan civil service to undergo radical reforms

The government of Pakistan has announced radical plans to reform its civil service, including the introduction of a performance management system, changes to its recruitment system and increased civil service pay. […]

Una O’Brien, permanent secretary, UK Department of Health: Exclusive Interview

All healthcare is local, says Una O’Brien – but we need international collaboration to realise the potential of digital technologies, and to tackle the growing host of global health challenges […]
Oliver Robbins, now heading up the Brexit unit in the Cabinet Office, moved to the Home Office last year, from his previous role as the UK's DG for civil service reform in the Cabinet Office

UK’s DG for civil service reform moves to Home Office

The UK government’s director-general for civil service reform, Oliver Robbins, has been appointed to the newly-created role of second permanent secretary for the Home Office. At the Home Office, Robbins […]

UK government agency looking for head of communications

The UK government’s procurement agency is looking for a new head of communications. The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) – an executive agency and Cabinet Office trading fund, which brings together […]

New Zealand tops global transparency ranking

New Zealand has topped a global budget transparency ranking for the second time this year. The Open Budget Index ranks around 100 countries every two to three years based on […]

‘Senior civil servants were my biggest frustration’, says former UK civil service training chief

Departmental senior leaders showed an alarming lack of interest and commitment towards staff training and development, the civil servant who introduced a centralised training system to the UK government has […]

Jerry Arnott, former chief executive, Civil Service Learning, UK: Exclusive Interview

Jerry Arnott led the biggest UK government training consolidation programme in modern history. He tells Winnie Agbonlahor how he did it – and what he should have done differently “Be […]

OECD calls on Lithuania to make government more open

The government of Lithuania should further citizen engagement; take steps to benefit from digital government and strengthen the capacity of its centre for co-ordination and leadership on open government reforms, […]

Mike Heron to step down as New Zealand’s solicitor-general

New Zealand’s chief legal advisor is stepping down after three years in the role. Mike Heron announced yesterday that he plans to step down from his position as solicitor-general once […]