For decades, leadership theory has been built on classical assumptions: linear cause and effect, hierarchical control, predictability, and centralized decision-making. These models worked in stable ...

Ukraine launched Prozorro, its digital procurement system, to strengthen transparency, efficiency, and accountability in public procurement. The platform promotes competition, curbs corruption, and ...

Reading Government at a Glance 2025 was both timely and thought-provoking. The report presents a sweeping analysis of how governments across OECD countries are grappling with today’s complex ...

For many non-Indigenous Chileans, the decades-long Mapuche conflict seems like a distant issue, confined to the rural south. Yet the reality is far more profound: this is not just a "Mapuche ...

This article is written by Rell DeShaw. About me: I've has worked as a manager in the Government of Canada for many years and will retire in 2025. This is my first foray into using self-publishing ...

The Barbie movie was a phenomenon of unexpected impact, becoming the highest-grossing film of 2023. Clever scripting, meticulous attention to music, costuming and casting detail and curation of ...

In previous articles, I’ve focused on different aspects of the policy infrastructure. In this one, I focus on what I see as a weak link in many organisations and jurisdictions: the lack of an ...

This article is written by Dr. Keegan McBride, Lecturer in AI, Government, and Policy, Oxford Internet Institute. It has been commissioned and published as part of the Government AI Campus — an ...

Following on from Part 1 in this series, in what follows I will outline ways and means by which we can incorporate political considerations into the policy process. (i) Maintain high standards in ...

This article is written by Sally Washington, Executive Director Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG). She was the architect of the New Zealand Policy Project, ...

When we talk about the role of employees in HR departments, I believe they should have a more strategic role, and should be specialists who help organisations to grow, not only in the public sector ...

What kind of public servant are you? Are you a relentless organiser? A whiteboard-bothering innovator? Perhaps a garden variety wonk? Government has a rich cast of characters. Find where you fit in ...