The Comprehensive Spending Review will impact front-line services despite government promises that they will be protected from austerity measures. This is the key finding from a survey of senior decision makers in public sector finance functions. The research was carried out among 100 senior public sector finance officers by ComRes on behalf of VMware.

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The Efficiency and Reform Group set up in the Cabinet Office four months ago to ensure that departments across Whitehall adopted a new and ambitious approach to saving money, has announced savings of hundreds of millions of pounds.

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By Richard L Daft.

The book describes lessons for leaders on resolving the ongoing struggle between instinct and the creative mind.

Kings, heads of government, and corporate executives lead thousands of people and manage endless resources, but may not have mastery over themselves. Often leaders know that right action is important, but have little (if any) understanding of what prevents them from acting in accordance with their intentions.

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