By Angela Dorizas Councils must recruit, retain and develop a greater number of Indigenous employees to alleviate future workforce demands, a former local government minister has said. Chair of the Australian Centre of Excellence of Local Government (ACELG) and former senator, Margaret Renynolds, last night released a green paper on Indigenous employment within the […]
30 July, 2010
Nowhere is the leadership skill shortage more keenly felt than in the public sector, where organisations are still struggling to promote and harness good leaders. Government News approached seven established leaders from a variety of organisations to ask them what constitutes good leadership. Download the report: Follow the Leader [PDF]
15 June, 2010
Professor Gerry Stoker. COMMENT By Gerry Stoker Leaders at all levels of government need access to both hard and soft power. Local government systems throughout the world face a particularly sharp version of a difficulty confronted by governments at all levels: having enough power to turn your intentions into realities on the ground. The key […]
8 June, 2010
COMMENT By Sharon Lowry Every year local governments around Australia take a magnifying glass to their budgets as they try to stretch their funds to enable them to provide local services such as housing and community amenities, transport and communications, recreational and cultural facilities, plus contribute to social security and welfare measures. Each year seems […]
7 June, 2010
By Jo Cooper Peter McKinlay does not shy away from the hard issues of local government. The impacts of globalisation and demographic change; the responsibility of councils to help communities create preferred futures; and the importance of creating strategies, not just identifying outcomes – these are just some of the meaty topics he has tackled […]
7 June, 2010
By Blair McPherson How you leave an organisation is as important as how you start a new job. A good ending is not only satisfying it puts your time into perspective and determines what you feel and what you say about the organisation you have left. In a period of ‘down sizing’ through redundancies and […]
31 May, 2010
By Angela Dorizas Local government’s campaign to increase the representation of women in senior levels of the sector is gaining momentum, with some already proclaiming the Year of Women in Local Government (YoWiLG) campaign to be a huge success. Women currently account for fewer than 30 per cent of councillors, 20 per cent of senior […]
26 May, 2010
Too many organisations abide a toxic workplace culture, and some managers do not realise that changing this situation starts at the top, writes Richard Dore. Having a great workplace culture can appear to be rare – and creating one is elusive and near impossible for some managers. People are often frustrated by their culture, with […]
13 May, 2010
What makes a chief procurement officer an effective procurement leader? A new study of practitioners identifies a set of behaviours that distinguishes the best, write Gerard Chick and Michael Lewis. What – if anything – differentiates leadership in procurement from other forms of business or, for that matter, social or political leadership? Our attempts to […]
21 April, 2010
Government departments at all levels will soon be impacted by a national OHS regime. Craig Donaldson looks at what it will mean for the public sector and examines the hallmarks of good practice. The introduction of a national occupational health and safety (OHS) regime is set to have a significant impact on the public sector. The change, […]
13 April, 2010
Those in the Australian water industry were recently inspired by the stories of international experts, including two tales of remarkable transformation and innovative future vision. Penny Landfield reports. Twelve years ago the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) in Uganda had the odds stacked against it. The changes of delivering crucial services like fresh water […]
7 April, 2010
By Angela Dorizas A review of the Australian Public Service (APS) has proposed changes to funding and staff arrangements to ensure high-quality outcomes for the public. The review was conducted by a special advisory group chaired by Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet chief Terry Moran The blueprint made 28 recommendations in nine areas of reform, […]
1 April, 2010
By Rob O'Brien Australian businesses and organisations need to do more to create positive environments and promote happiness in their workforces, according to a leading happiness and wellbeing expert. Professor Tim Sharp, founder of The Happiness Institute, said that organisations needed to help people find more meaning and purpose in what they do, which would ultimately improve […]
1 April, 2010
By Angela Dorizas Research in the UK has shown that flexible work arrangements have a positive effect on the health and wellbeing of employees. The Cochrane Collaboration research team conducted ten studies on a total of 16,603 workers to test different forms of flexible work arrangements. Self-scheduling of working hours was found to have a number […]
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