There’s a difference between knowing what to do (the theory) and how to do it – which comes from practice. I’ve been thinking about both, and want to share with you what have been the most useful frameworks and tools from my experience. This blog is a first guide to approaching complex problems.
After 2020 you’ve earned your juggler badge. As civil servants, we are constantly putting out fires. Everything needs to be done yesterday! In this article, I share three tricks to increase your productivity and regain your motivation.
The world is changing at an unprecedented pace. The change we are facing is complex, non-linear and systemic. How can governments design public policy under such extreme uncertainty? In this blog I highlight three powerful economic concepts that can provide a framework that facilitates problem-solving under uncertainty, while allowing flexibility and adaptation.
This blog is a short answer to the question people ask me the most; “What was it like to be a Minister?” This is my first personal reflection of what it meant for me. I talk briefly about the good, the bad, the ugly and the hope.
Bill Campbell coached Steve Jobs, Larry Page and Eric Schmidt to build trillion-dollar companies. Here's what his leadership principles mean for public servants — and how to apply them in government.
In this article I share the step-by-step process I used as a Minister to plan and lead my meetings effectively. I also created free templates you can use to guide you through this process. My intention is to share what has worked for me and motivate you to find something that works for you.
South Korea has been showcased as an exemplar in the global fight against COVID-19. The country’s testing capacity, combined with its ability to trace people who may have been exposed to the virus and treat patients, has been highlighted as the key to its success. What I find more interesting about Korea is not so much what they are doing but why they are doing it. Korea’s current success builds on previous failures, on the government’s ability to learn from past mistakes and to institutionalise those lessons.
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