Talent Management & Retention

Building diverse public service workforces that reflect the communities they serve

Organisations with diverse leaderships are better able to meet citizens’ needs and expectations – but how can civil service bodies broaden the range of people who make it to the […]

Beyond pay and promotion: how governments can attract and retain staff in a fast-changing world

At a Global Government Forum webinar, public sector HR experts from the US, Canada and Singapore discussed how governments can compete in the ‘war for talent’, focusing on lessons from […]
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US federal government to appoint officials to 10-year ‘temporary’ jobs

The Biden administration is to press ahead with plans to allow the US federal government to appoint temporary officials for periods of up to a decade. This would more than […]
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UK accused of ‘treating senior officials with contempt’; US State Department must improve IT recruitment efforts: management & workforce news in brief

Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of the news you need to know but might have missed UK government accused of ‘treating senior officials with contempt’ over pay The UK government […]
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UK minister hints work-from-home civil servants could face job cuts

The UK government’s minister for efficiency has hinted that civil servants still working at home could be at increased risk of losing their job as departments plan to make cuts […]
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White House interns to be paid as US federal government seeks to boost recruitment of future leaders

Interns at the White House will be paid starting in autumn this year, the Biden administration has announced. The decision comes after heads of US agencies eager to draw young […]

‘A very curious own goal’: UK ministers criticised for civil service fast stream pause

The UK government’s move to pause its civil service graduate recruitment scheme represents “a curious own goal” that will have management consultants “rubbing their hands that they don’t have to […]
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How can public and civil services support people with disabilities into senior roles?

While progress has been made in many civil services to increase the representation of women and people from ethnic minority backgrounds in leadership positions, the number of senior civil servants […]
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UK civil service faces further job cuts; call to hike Canadian public service’s bilingual bonus: management and workforce news in brief

Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of all the news you need to know but might have missed UK Treasury minister hints at further civil service job cuts The UK civil […]

‘Bursts and explosions of creativity’ and being risk smart: lessons from responsive governments

Coronavirus forced public and civil services around the world to respond at a pace rarely seen to the public health and economic emergency. Panellists at a recent Global Government Forum […]