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A podcast by Global Government Forum in which civil service leaders share what they learned from their time at the top Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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How to get the right skills mix for modern government
Governments around the world are all faced with meeting skills gaps and talent challenges. Many services require digitally-savvy public servants to he...
Confident decision-making for better outcomes in government
Civil servants in government make many decisions every day.
From policy officials working to develop responsive services that meet users’ needs...
What is Everythingism, and how does it affect the way that governments work?
In this conversation, the executive editor of Global Government Forum Richard Johnstone chats to Joe Hill, the policy director of the think-tank Re:st...
Understanding the fraud risk in the public sector – and how to tackle it
The threat that public sector organisations face from fraud is growing. In an era when technological advancements are rapidly transforming the landsca...
How to deploy artificial intelligence in government: a step-by-step guide
The race is on, both within and among governments, to develop and implement artificial intelligence (AI) tools for greater productivity better public...
UK data leaders on delivering the government missions
In the UK, the government is focused on harnessing the potential of digital and data to unlock better, more responsive and effective services.
I...
Building trust in AI to help government deploy it
Governments around the world are focused on how to make the most of artificial intelligence in the way they work – and the government of Canada, which...
The Top 10 Risks Governments Everywhere Face – and How to Address Them
In this special podcast with our knowledge partner EY, former UK civil servant Siobhan Benita speaks to Catherine Friday, EY’s Global and Asia Pacific...
What the UK government’s procurement reforms mean
The UK government has set out a new National Procurement Policy Statement that will focus on ensuring that public procurement can support the governme...
Innovation in government: opening up policymaking to people-powered insight
Governments need to better join-up policy development with operational delivery to ensure they can meet the growing challenges they face – but such co...
How Government Works: How Labour is changing the way Whitehall works to focus on mission delivery
Following the UK general election, Labour has formed a government with a large majority – and with a focus on delivering five national missions. These...
How Government Works: Operations, activity and processes in policy development and delivery – in Whitehall and beyond
In this third instalment of Global Government Forum’s How Government Works podcast series – which provides a guide to the UK’s corridors of power – we...
How Government Works: governance, regulation and culture in Whitehall and Westminster
In this second instalment of Global Government Forum’s How Government Works podcast series – which provides a guide to the UK’s corridors of power – w...
How Government Works: demystifying the structures and responsibilities in Whitehall, Westminster and beyond
Understanding how Whitehall and Westminster work can be a daunting challenge. Even those who have been interacting professionally with government for...
BONUS EPISODE: How the US federal government is getting ready for President Trump
The US presidential election is the most consequential taking place in the ‘year of democracy’.
This special episode of Global Government Forum...
How the Government of Canada is making progress on digital transformation
On this episode of Leading Questions LIVE, Siobhan Benita speaks to Dominic Rochon, chief information officer for Canada.
They discuss Dominic’s...
Leading Qustions Live: How to make government work in the age of permacrisis
In this episode of Leading Question, recorded with a live online audience, a panel of Global Government Forum experts delve into the findings of its r...
US presidential election: what the party platforms say – and what government officials need to know
In this special edition of Global Government Forum’s Leading Questions podcast, which is based on a GGF webinar held in September, we look at the key...
How to empower civil servants to deliver government missions
In a new episode of Leading Questions, Richard Johnstone, the executive editor of Global Government Forum, interviews Dr Dan Honig, professor of publi...
UK general election: how to get ready for the next government – BONUS EPISODE
Welcome to this special edition of Leading Questions in which we look at the key issues in the UK general election and how civil servants will be work...
Flipping the script in government with former Bank of England chief economist Andy Haldane
In this, the last episode of Leading Questions series 3, Andy Haldane talks about thriving on leading through crisis and the challenges and opportunit...
From COVID-19 to Russia's invasion of Ukraine: Estonia's top public servant Taimar Peterkop's tips for government officials dealing with crises
Estonia’s most senior civil servant, secretary of state Taimar Peterkop, shares his insights into leading through crises.
From dealing with a...
"I always knew that my anchor in government was health" – Dame Una O'Brien
In this episode, Una O’Brien, who was head of the UK health department between 2010 and 2016, speaks with podcast host and former colleague Siobhan Be...
"Government officials must find their references, their mirrors and their mentors" – Israel Pastor Sainz-Pardo
Podcast host Siobhan Benita speaks know-how and knock-backs with the deputy director of learning at Spain’s National Institute of Public Administratio...
Empowering government officials with a sense of possibility – Iain Rennie
Iain Rennie spent 30 years in the New Zealand Public Service culminating in eight years in the top job – that of state services commissioner.
In...
What makes for a responsive government? BONUS EPISODE
This special episode of Leading Questions shares the results from the 2023 Responsive Government Survey. Report author Richard Johnstone shares the he...
"Serve your country in government – you will never regret it" – Noreen Hecmanczuk
In the first of our Leading Questions podcasts to feature an American federal government leader, Noreen Hecmanczuk reflects on a long and diverse care...
"Unless you fight for your position in government, it’s not worth it once you get there" – Phindile Baleni
Phindile Baleni was appointed secretary to South Africa’s cabinet and director-general of the presidency – the first woman in the country’s history to...
Pursuing gender parity in the public sector - BONUS EPISODE
To mark International Women’s Day, we bring you a special edition podcast in which two top civil servants discuss their experiences as women in govern...
Top Government Trends in 2023
In this bonus podcast in the Leading Questions feed, GGF executive editor Richard Johnstone and GGF event moderator Siobhan Benita set out the top tre...
Getting to grips with the ‘friendly monster’ in government – Gertrud Ingestad
“It really was an adventure. But I was ready for it.”
Gertrud Ingestad – now director general for human resources and security at the European C...
Public management perspective – Professor Colin Talbot
“You don’t really understand your own system until you compare it with someone else’s.”
Professor Colin Talbot of Manchester University and the...
Championing diversity of thought in public service – Yazmine Laroche
“Talent comes in every shape, colour, size and we have to be able to tap into that.”
Yazmine Laroche had a varied 30-year career in the Canadian...
Taking the good with the bad in government – Michael Wernick
“Any kind of meaningful career is going to experience setbacks and defeats. That doesn’t mean it wasn’t a successful career.”
Michael Wernick sp...
Staying sane while managing change in government – Sir Suma Chakrabarti
“You should never pick me for any job which is business as usual… I am my best or worst, depending on your point of view, when dealing with change.”
Engaging with risk as a civil servant – Stephanie Foster
“I’m really kind of glad I didn’t know all the rules because if I’d stuck to the rules, we would never have done it.”
Stephanie Foster had been...
Adjusting government official's leadership styles to fit the grain of the organisation – Baroness Minouche Shafik
“You have to flex your leadership and you don’t really know how to do that until you’ve really understood the culture of the organisation.”
Mino...
How some civil servants are leading the digital revolution – Professor Sir David Omand
GCHQ is an example for the rest of the public service… here is a case where civil servants have made technology sing.”
In 1996, David Omand face...
The Treasury boy who supported four prime ministers – Lord Gus O’Donnell
The idea that in any sense I planned my career is completely wrong.”
Lord Gus O’Donnell’s long career in the civil service started in 1979 in th...
When Whitehall leadership dictats don’t work for civil servants – Professor Ciaran Martin CB
“The worst piece of leadership advice I got was: ‘be an authentic leader.’”
Of course be true to yourself and your values, says Ciaran Martin CB...