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Showing posts with label renewal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label renewal. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Public Service: The Long Game and the Dark Side

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by Kent Aitken I’m optimistic. About the public service, its mission and work, and my role in it. Teresa Amabile analysed jou...
Wednesday, June 22, 2016

A quick stock-take on public service renewal

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by Kent Aitken Last week I almost wrote a post just to announce a hiatus for the summer. I’m getting into the home stretch of an...
Wednesday, February 17, 2016

What has changed?

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by Kent Aitken Yesterday morning was pretty mild, but there was a storm watch in effect and a couple colleagues had emailed to say...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015

The Ship's Doctor, Or, the Difference Between Skill and Expertise

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by Kent Aitken This is a quick reflection on HR and the difference between  skill  and  expertise , but let's start with  Firef...
Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Boundaryless Problems and the End of the Elevator Pitch

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by Kent Aitken I've always been terrible at elevator pitches. My stock answer to most questions is "It depends". ...
Friday, October 10, 2014

Why the Sharing Economy is Inevitable and We Need to Think Differently

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by Kent Aitken Last week Uber launched in Ottawa. It's a smartphone-based ridesharing platform that is structured more like...
Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Efficient vs Effective

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by Kent Aitken Government is constantly advised  towards greater efficiency. I think we need to become far more conscious of the w...