Archives for December 2012

IPAD BRINGS EFFICIENCY AND PRODUCTIVITY TO UNIVERSITY

Features, PublicNet: 7 December, 2012

Barriers in using technology are steadily coming down. The use of mobile devices has brought access to services when away from the desk. Alan Laing explains how iPads are now used to make communication more efficient and productive.

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THE TRANSFORMING LEADER: NEW APPROACHES TO LEADERSHIP FOR 21ST CENTURY

Book News, PublicNet: 6 December, 2012

This collection of articles, edited by Carol Pearson, describe what leadership models are working now. They help in understanding ourselves and leadership from a much deeper place.

No organizational leaders can succeed in today’s fast evolving and highly connected world on their own. For success, today’s leaders must not only optimize all their own faculties—mental sharpness, emotional depth, imagination, and creativity—but also utilize the full capacities of those around them in a collaborative and creative manner.

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CALL FOR WHITEHALL TO ADOPT RADICAL NEW WAYS OF WORKING

Abstracts, PublicNet: 5 December, 2012

The Institute of Government has proposed radical new ways of working to bolster fragile Whitehall departments threatened by further civil service salami slicing as more cuts to departmental budgets are announced by the Chancellor.

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OUTSOURCING TO LARGE COMPANIES THREATENS ECONOMY AND COMMUNITIES

Headlines, PublicNet: 4 December, 2012

A new report says a ‘shadow state’ is emerging in which a small number of large companies providing outsourced public services are becoming too big or complex to fail, with serious consequences for Britain’s economy and communities.

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CALL FOR NEW MODEL OF VALUES-BASED LEADERSHIP

Headlines, PublicNet: 3 December, 2012

A new model of values-based leadership needs to be developed across the public sector to transform service delivery in line with the Government’s localism agenda.

Research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and the Public Sector People Managers’ Association explored how chief executives and HR directors are leading the transformation. The research involved local service organisations including local government, police and fire services.

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