Leadership at a Time of Crisis
Article - Peter Shergold
Five key qualities are demanded of civil servants at a time of crisis, argues Professor Peter Shergold, a distinguished public service veteran and Senior Visiting Fellow at the Civil Service College.
Modernising Public Sector Management: Recent Reforms in Western Australia
Article - Chris Stansbury, Alan Barrett
Legislative changes pave the way for greater public sector accountability, flexibility and collaboration.
Sharpening Singapore's Edge: Insights from the IBM Experience
Article - Teresa Lim
Singapore needs to develop T-shaped workers and a culture that favours innovation, collaboration, diversity and values.
Commissioning Public Value: The Role of Civil Servants
Article - Peter Shergold
Civil servants should see themselves as the architects of new, flexible, cross-sectoral arrangements for creating greater public value.
Editorial Digital Issue 1
Editorial - Alvin Pang
Review: The New Synthesis of Public Administration Fieldbook
Review - Max Everest-Phillips
If there was ever a book not to judge by its title or its cover, it is this.
Public Managers as Innovators: In Search of Design Attitude
Article - Christian Bason
Can public managers see themselves as active designers of innovation and change processes, involving both citizens and the government?
A New Paradigm for the Delivery of Public Services
Article - Pang Kin Keong
Public agencies looking to step up service delivery should invest in people-centred reforms and smarter data tools.
Leadership Development in the Singapore Public Service
Article - Ong Perng Yih
A ground-breaking research study on public sector leadership in Singapore highlights the importance of leadership impact and challenging work assignments on staff development and performance.
Enabling Organisational Transformation: Possibilities and Practice
Article - Lena Leong, Aurora De Souza Watters
Two public agencies illustrate transformational strategies that could help organisations rethink and reinvent themselves for the future.
