July 05, 2008
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Commentary
by David Zusman
Public service renewal has become a major priority of the federal government and many provincial governments. The interest in renewal is driven by a number of diverse but converging factors:
· Canadians expect increasingly higher levels of service from their governments and greater transparency. Consequently, the skills that are required to be an effective public servant have changed to respond to these new circumstances.
· To compound the renewal ch...
Online Extras
With space at a premium, we don't always have room in the magazine to include all of the intriguing articles we receive. So, if you are regular web reader, the articles below are a bonus. If you are a regular print reader, you'll find a thumbnail sketch in each print edition describing our "online extras" to help you track down the articles that most interest you.
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June 2007
NOTICE Bracing Against the Retirement Wave: Ontario's approach to talent management has been delayed and will be posted as soon as it is available.
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June 2007
Online Consultation by Joseph Peters Keeping pace with teenage online whims may not be prudent, but government does need to adopt better ways of online consultation
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April 2007
Alberta priorities by Robert Parkins An interview with Alberta Public Service Commissioner Shirley Howe
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March 2007
Stepping Up Coordinated Emergency Communications by Terry Tarle One of the main issues from the 2007 SARS report was a lack of communication and coordination between front-line emergency workers, and command and control centres in their attempts to contain the outbreak. The report's recommendations are not falling on deaf ears.
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March 2007
Integrated Performance Management by James Gordon and Andrew Medd To drive consistent and effective performance across a ministry, the best efforts must come together in an integrated performance management framework. A ministry-wide performance management framework relies on clarity of direction, integrated planning, meaningful performance measures and disciplined implementation, and will help drive ministry performance by aligning organizational activity to strategic policy outcomes at all levels.
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March 2007
Enacting Unprecedented Anti-Tobacco Measures in Ontario For the first time in its history, Ontario has dedicated a ministry entirely to health promotion, and made its smoke-free strategy a key priority.
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