All posts tagged "retention"
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Future of the finance ministry: The battle for talent and trust
A global study of government finance leaders has revealed shared priorities and challenges in an era of unpredictable geopolitics and rapid digital transformation. The Future of the Finance Ministry study – published by Global
- Posted June 4, 2026
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Today’s government digital leaders ask: where are tomorrow’s?
In the battle to attract digital professionals, governments find themselves outgunned on pay by the private sector. At the Global Government Digital Summit, digital leaders from 12 countries explored the
- Posted April 3, 2023
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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
- Posted February 14, 2023
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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
- Posted May 22, 2022
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APS plans to centralise recruitment, Singapore public service’s attrition rate on the rise, and Belgium to investigate four-day working week for federal employees: management & workforce round-up
Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of all the news you need to know but might have missed Singapore public service resignation rate increasing, says minister Singapore’s public service has seen
- Posted February 17, 2022
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Pay, autonomy, and the desire to make a difference – three key factors for motivating public sector officials
In an article for Global Government Forum, Alexandra Spicer, the People in Government Lab’s 2020 summer fellow, sets out the lessons from her research on how to motivate public sector employees
- Posted January 9, 2022
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Moving mindsets and offices: how to successfully relocate civil servants
The UK government has pledged to move 22,000 civil service jobs out of London by 2030 as part of its ‘levelling up’ agenda. At a recent webinar, experts discussed the
- Posted March 29, 2021
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Public leaders share their top priorities for civil service reform
From training to remuneration and culture change, senior officials from across the world discuss what’s on their agenda for change over the coming year This year was no ordinary year,
- Posted December 8, 2020
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How to make a success of moving civil servants out of London
The government should move senior officials first, and focus on creating sustainable regional offices where talented professionals want to build careers, says the Institute for Government’s Erenie Mullens-Burgess The Treasury
- Posted November 25, 2020
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Sparking innovation: how to build a more adventurous, inventive workforce
At Innovation 2020, senior civil service leaders discussed how reforming recruitment, staff development and accountability systems gives officials the skills and tools to meet challenges. Elaine Knutt reports on their
- Posted November 23, 2020









