Archives for February 1st, 1999

NEW AGENCY TO SEPARATE PRODUCER AND CONSUMER INTEREST

Headlines, PublicNet: 1 February, 1999

New legislation that will radically redefine the way work on food safety is
handled in Britain has been published.

The draft bill to set up an independent agency to protect standards
throughout the food chain is now available for public consultation.

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MORE DOES NOT INDICATE BETTER

Headlines, PublicNet: 1 February, 1999

More money spent on a public service does not automatically mean better
performance, as shown by a new report from the Audit Commission.

The Commission’s 1997/98 Police and Fire Services Performance Indicators
identify the both police and fire services are receiving more money per
head of population than previously, yet this hasn’t necessarily brought
better results.

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INCREASING THE ORGANISATION’S IQ: LEADERSHIP IN SOUTH EAST ASIA

Abstracts, PublicNet: 1 February, 1999

Hallinger P
The Learning Organization, (UK), Vol 5 No 4 98.
Start page: 176. No of pages: 8

Sees the ability of people to learn as an important factor in helping them to deal with high levels of change. Focuses on Southeast Asia, as an area undergoing extremely rapid change, and analyses how leaders in the public sector can harness learning for their organizations, transforming the tradition-bound hierarchies into learning organizations. Outlines the particular challenges facing Southeast Asia in handling change, looking at the impact that Southeast Asian culture and society may have on this. Lists five actions that public sector leaders can use to stimulate the necessary second order change and support the development of their organizations into learning organizations: modelling, articulating goals and purpose, fostering networks, developing people and managing information. Looks at each in turn, exploring the role of leaders in creating the conditions which will foster organizational learning.

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