This is the second of three posts of an article I wrote based on an interview with Glyn Davis, CEO of the Paul Ramsay Foundation, former Vice Chancellor of the Universities of Melbourne and Griffith and a senior public at various stages of his career. The first is here. In this second piece, Glyn starts […]
The best game in town: policy, leadership and why good ideas are never lost – Part 1
I recently interviewed Professor Glyn Davis AC, currently CEO of the Paul Ramsay Foundation and, before that, Vice Chancellor of the Universities of Melbourne and Griffith. The interview formed part of a series I have conducted over the past 12 months of current and former public sector leaders. Others I have spoken to include Peter […]
The policy game
There’s a couple of lines of argument about how we do public policy in this country (and in other comparable countries for that matter) that have been on my mind recently. One line is that we’re no good at it. Or at least not as good at it now as we once were in a […]
Seven public sector trends
I gave a presentation today to the senior executive team at the NSW Department of Justice, led by Secretary Andrew Cappie-Wood. These are the notes I used for the talk on seven public sector trends. Framing 1 The first frame reinforces the fact that the work of government is changing. The public sector has been […]
Ask not…pianos and the immortal human spirit: reflections on democratic renewal
Now, if this spirit is of the essence of democracy, can we rightly say that we have understood or practised it. For, if man is to be adjusted to man, if we are to live together in mutual amity and justice, if we are to be dignified without being proud or overbearing, we must be […]
The 21st century public servant: take on talent II
I wrote a piece recently looking at an OECD report that proffered six attributes of future public servants in a world that is becoming more connected, complex and (sometimes) confusing. These were the six -iteration, data literacy, user centricity, curiosity, storytelling and (a personal favourite) insurgency. This time I’m looking at a couple of linked […]
