All posts tagged "work-life balance"
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Shutting up shop? How hybrid working will force urban centres to diversifyThe future of hybrid working brings many benefits for organisations and professionals. At a recent webinar, experts discussed what this could mean for the future of city and town centres
- Posted August 18, 2021
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Taking stock of the pandemic response: building human resilience in civil servicesManaging COVID-19 has placed huge demands on public and civil servants everywhere. Una O’Brien, leadership coach and former permanent secretary at the UK’s health department, explores what research tells us
- Posted July 6, 2021
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There’s no going back: the future of hybrid working in civil servicesResearch shows that many officials do not want to return to the office full-time after the pandemic. At a recent GGF webinar, experts from across the world discussed how governments
- Posted June 10, 2021
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UK officials keen to retain remote working, survey findsThe vast majority of UK civil servants have adapted well to remote working and want to continue working flexibly after the pandemic, according to new research – though there are
- Posted May 3, 2021
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US federal employees were resilient during COVID-19 but concerns raised about service deliveryWhile US federal government employees mostly remained resilient and engaged during the COVID-19 pandemic, there were “meaningful declines” in their assessment of service delivery, according to an annual staff survey.
- Posted April 27, 2021
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Leading Questions podcast: civil service leaders share what they learned from their time at the topFrom working with ministers to managing personal resilience, every episode a current or former senior civil servant reflects candidly on the challenges they have faced in their career and what
- Posted April 15, 2021
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Four trends to watch from the Australian Public Service censusThe Australian Public Service Commission published the results of its annual employee census earlier this week. The survey, conducted in October to November 2020, takes the pulse of professionals
- Posted April 1, 2021
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Turning the page: public leaders share the books on their holiday reading listFrom Obama’s bestseller to biographies and science fiction, we find out what officials around the world are reading this festive season Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson This is a
- Posted December 23, 2020
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Top tips on how to switch off this holiday seasonThe festive season is a difficult period for many – and this year, social distancing rules and ongoing work commitments threaten to make it much tougher. Wellbeing consultant Ramin Salehi
- Posted December 21, 2020
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Leaders’ picks: national civil service chiefs share ideas for tackling COVID-19From supporting officials’ mental health to setting up a taskforce to tackle domestic violence, civil services around the world have responded to the novel coronavirus with new services and reforms.
- Posted December 2, 2020
