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In our monthly feature focussing on people who have crossed organisational and sectoral boundaries, Mark Gibson talks about his move from the then-Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (BERR) to the Whitehall and Industry Group
By chance, two service delivery heavyweights have shared a single message. Ministers and officials alike should listen up
The Tories will continue Whitehall cuts at the same pace for at least two further years if re-elected for another term in office, chancellor George Osborne has announced today.
Victor Adebowale may be a peer of the realm, but his ideas for public service reform – built on 30 years’ experience in housing and social care – challenge established thinking. Winnie Agbonlahor meets him
Former UK Border Agency chief executive Rob Whiteman writes about the challenges and frustrations of heading up, and ultimately dismantling, the organisation
A monthly interview with people who've crossed organisational and sectoral boundaries to join a new working world.
Cloud technologies could help build the civil service of tomorrow, but there are substantial challenges to overcome. Gill Hitchcock reports on a round table discussion of how civil servants can make the most of cloud services to support organisational reform. Photos by Derek Goard
The new chief executive of the civil service is likely to "lack the authority he/she needs to help drive forward real reform”, according to shadow Cabinet Office minister Michael Dugher.
Sir Jeremy Heywood has this week taken over the role of head of the civil service from Sir Bob Kerslake, who in July announced his forthcoming retirement.
The new set of published perm secs' objectives seem much improved, but are they really what they claim to be? Report by Samera Owusu Tutu. Illustration by John Levers.
In March this year, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) reported that public sector net debt as a proportion of GDP would rise in 2015-16, not fall, corroborating its earlier forecasts. It has since been suggested that the Government’s fiscal programme is deferring the pain of the crisis, making next Parliament a “dumping ground” for problems deemed too difficult to resolve in this one.
Picking the right civil service CEO is important. But, FDA general secretary Dave Penman argues that any candidate will encounter the job's structural challenges.
TCS helps NEST introduce a simple, intuitive, low cost digital platform to enable employers to provide workers access to a workplace pension scheme which facilitated over one million enrolments.
At TCS we are convinced more than ever that the current era of public service transformation will require new thinking and innovative global solutions, which utilise a flexible, mobile and highly capable workforce. Our experience working with both governments and the private sector globally is that where the challenges are really understood and the solution energetically embraced, transformation gives rise to service improvement and cost savings.
The secret of great leadership lies not in management books, but in learning to identify and understand your emotions.
The new chief executive of the civil service will only have “sufficient authority” if he/she reports directly to the prime minister, rather than Cabinet Secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood, John Healey, co-founder of new think-tank GovernUp, has said.
MPs are sceptical about the rush to appoint a CEO, reports Winnie Agbonlahor.
Picking the right civil service CEO is important. But any candidate will encounter the job's structural challenges.
A year into the Government Property Unit’s latest attempt to coordinate the use of public land assets, Mark Rowe tests reactions to the scheme – and draws out the lessons learned. Illustration by Miles Cole
Malcolm Stirling, Business Consultant, Monster Worldwide Ltd
The Veterinary Medicines Directorate saw its people survey score for management visibility rise by 12 points in a year. Its programme strategy manager David Lewsey explains how he did it
Civil service organisations must be agile to succeed – but they’re bound in chains of hierarchy and deference, argues Robin Ryde
The government’s chief operating officer Stephen Kelly has today announced he will leave the civil service in November to become the chief executive of business software firm Sage Group.