Politicians versus Civil Servants

Politicians and civil servants think about public policy differently. This seems obvious, but understanding how and why their views and priorities are different is crucial to improve policy implementation. In this blog, I’ll use the example of housing reconstruction after Ecuador’s 2016 earthquake to highlight these two perspectives.

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Public Leadership Through Crisis, my takeaways 1/2

A few months ago, Matt Andrews, Harvard Lecturer and Director of the Building State Capability Program, started a blog series about Public Leadership Through Crisis. I went through all the blogs and found it really valuable, full of resources and questions for reflection. It made me think about my time in government and the responsibility and potential that being a public servant implies. I’ve written two blogs that summarize my takeaways, as well as some of my own thoughts and ideas. This blog, the first, is about the leaders in charge of a crisis.

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