Dear Commissioner

The purpose of this open letter is to articulate a number of issues relating to the apparent thinking of the Australian Public  Service Commission and, indeed, the way the Commission goes about its work. In particular, it is a matter of concern that the Commission's stance perpetuates a repressive corporate management culture.

Self-limiting view of social media

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For quite a while now I've been working on my submission to the Australian Government inquiry in to workplace bullying. It has been a lengthy journey and there have been many discussions. What I have attempted to do is paint a clear sociological picture of workplace bullying in the Australian Public Service.

To varying degrees my submission applies to organisations outside the APS. However, I have focused on the APS for one simple reason. The APS serves our Federal Government…

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First up thanks to @allisonhornery for the heads up on A Manifesto for Free Radicals by Scott Belsky.

 

 

The Manifesto resonates well with me given the content of the…

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Management in the public sector has an unhealthy managerialist bent. In a nutshell, a one size fits all approach coupled with the inherently arrogant notion that 'more management' is the solution to everything. In the main, this sad state of affairs has been peddled in the public sector by strategic human resources or organisational development areas. Call them what you will.

 

And you just have to adore how these 'people areas' sometimes appropriate internal communications…

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OK. So the election over. Here we are with an emergent Gov 2.0 and Public Service 2.0. Time to revisit Politics 2.0. Continue

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Hi All



The final report of the Gov 2.0 Taskforce has been released and is available from the Department of Finance and Deregulation right now.



It is a powerful report. One of the critical drivers of Gov 2.0 is going to be public sector reform. As the summary on the… Continue

Hi Everyone



If you haven't had a chance to comment on the draft report it would be great if you could before the Christmas season hits. Go take a look at what is being posted.



I'm enjoying a spot of leave at the moment and, in between, relaxing am going to so some work on OZloop.



One of the ideas I'm exploring for 2010 is what an internal audit of public sector Agencies to measure Gov… Continue