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Leadership & Reform

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Letter from Ottawa: the changing of the seasons – and eras

Politics is gearing up again in Canada as summer turns to autumn. Michael Wernick, the former clerk of the privy council and secretary to cabinet, sets out the stakes in […]

A picture of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, arrives in Port of Spain for the biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in 2009 Photo Commonwealth Secretariat

‘She exemplified selfless leadership’: world leaders pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II

Senior government and political figures from around the world have paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II after it was announced that the UK’s longest-serving monarch had died aged 96. Queen […]

UK foreign minister and candidate to become prime minister, Lis Truss, sits at a desk before a microphone.

New UK prime minister Liz Truss ‘must mend relations with civil servants to meet historic challenges’

The UK’s new prime minister Liz Truss will need to rebuild the government’s relationship with the civil service to be able to deliver her pledges at a time of global […]

Leading Questions, with Yazmine Laroche

‘If we’re not representative, why would people trust us?’: GGF’s latest Leading Questions podcast with Canada’s recently retired head of public service accessibility, Yazmine Laroche

Global Government Forum’s new podcast is out, featuring Yazmine Laroche who retired from the Canadian Public Service after three decades in a wide variety of roles – latterly as deputy […]

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‘Urgent’ need to streamline Australian Public Service, review finds

A review of hierarchies within the Australian Public Service (APS) has recommended that its senior structures be modernised and that investment be made into the capability of future leaders “urgently”. […]

‘Don’t let forever climbing hurdles leave you unhappy’: five minutes with the UK Food Standards Agency’s Julie Pierce

The agency’s director of openness, data and digital, and Wales, tells GGF about engineering your career to do more of what you love, her desire to see technocrats at the […]

A picture of Francis Maude, who drove the UK civil service reform agenda during his time as Cabinet Office minister between 2010 and 2015

Former UK Cabinet Office minister launches review into civil service governance and accountability

Francis Maude has launched a review into the efficiency and effectiveness of the UK civil service, focusing on leadership responsibility and autonomy and models of accountability. Maude oversaw wide-ranging reforms […]

‘It’s impossible to lead people who don’t trust you’: five minutes with Slovenia’s public administration chief Peter Pogačar

Peter Pogačar, the director general of the public sector directorate in Slovenia’s Ministry of Public Administration, tells GGF about civil service leaders’ resistance to change, why he’s inspired by the […]

Australian government appoints top official to lead public sector redesign

The Australian government has appointed a senior official to lead a reform programme to grow the capability of the Australian Public Service (APS). As part of a number of appointments […]

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US government personnel chief sets out progress on reform after Office of Personnel Management’s ‘disruptive history’

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must work harder to turn itself into the US federal government’s strategic centre for human capital management, the agency’s director Kiran Ahuja recently said. […]