Public Service Leadership & Management

Top UK civil servant calls on departments to share ideas and create inclusive culture

The head of the UK civil service has called on departments to work more closely together, share ideas and up their efforts to create a culture “that genuinely values diversity […]

Lin Homer to leave role as UK tax authority chief

The chief executive of Britain’s tax authority has today announced she is stepping down from her role after 36 years in the public service. Lin Homer, chief executive and permanent […]

New Zealand’s Iain Rennie responds to accusations that officials failed to act impartially

New Zealand’s top civil servant has called on all government agencies to ensure that “staff understand their obligation to be impartial – and are seen to be impartial – in […]

UK Treasury’s Sir Nicholas Macpherson to leave civil service

Sir Nicholas Macpherson, the most senior civil servant leading the UK Treasury, is leaving the British government. Macpherson, who has been in his current role for more than ten years […]

War of words erupts between former and current Australian public service commissioner

Australian Public Service Commissioner John Lloyd has hit out against suggestions by previous commissioner Andrew Podger that the public service is “cowering” and “weak.” Podger, who was commissioner from 2002 […]

John Manzoni, chief executive, UK Civil Service: Exclusive Interview

A businessman brought into a top job in government, John Manzoni tells Matt Ross about the huge task of transformation facing the UK civil service For centuries, the UK civil […]

Health department chief Una O’Brien to leave British civil service

The first ever female permanent secretary of the UK’s Department of Health, Dame Una O’Brien, has today announced she is stepping down from her role. O’Brien, who assumed her current […]

UK civil service chief exec on learning from overseas

What have top civil servants learnt from overseas, and what do they have to share? To help our readers get the best out of Global Government Forum, we’ve started asking interviewees […]

Australian Antarctic Division appoints first female chief scientist

Dr Gwen Fenton has been appointed the Australian Antarctic Division’s (AAD) first female chief scientist. The AAD is a division of the Department of the Environment tasked with advancing Australia’s […]

Australian and New Zealand competition watchdogs announce new cross-appointment

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and the New Zealand Commerce Commission (NZCC) have announced a new cross-appointment. ACCC commissioner Sarah Court of has been appointed as an associate […]