PROTECT THE DEVIANTS!I was a “risky” hire. Not quite cut from the same cloth. A slightly irregular education. A different sort of professional background. An…Dec 1, 20181Dec 1, 20181
Conference report — culture, SNA and failureYesterday I was part of a panel at the Conference Board event on Public Service Transformation with Virginie Carrier, Senior Strategist…Nov 21, 2018Nov 21, 2018
Collaboration eh?In honour of the FWD50 conference taking place in Ottawa this week, here is a post that seems relevant to the conference theme of “Use…Nov 7, 20181Nov 7, 20181
Service & Program people can I buy you a coffee?This post is directed to those of you that identify as a service or program person working in government.Sep 10, 2018Sep 10, 2018
Perennially broken but OK for now?As some of you know I share my current life with a couple of beautiful animals. The Golden Retrievers Otis and Saul. They consume a fair…Apr 15, 20181Apr 15, 20181
The sausage and the saladOver the last few years I have been trying to understand how open government can save democracy and help us deal with the big challenges in…Feb 11, 2018Feb 11, 2018
You can change culture now: 3 essential truths for public service leadersI am not a millennial, but I am a pretty hip, late baby boomer who has been part of the inter-web since close to the beginning. My career…Feb 20, 2016Feb 20, 2016