With the benefit of hindsight : valedictory reflections from departmental secretaries, 2004-11 /
With the benefit of hindsight : valedictory reflections from departmental secretaries, 2004-11 /
edited by John Wanna, Sam Vincent, Andrew Podger.
- 1 online resource
- Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG) .
- ANZSOG (Series) .
Introduction / Yes, minister : the privileged position of secretaries / My fortunate career and some parting remarks / Performance management and the performance pay paradox / Thirty-eight years toiling in the vineyard of public service / The last count -- the importance of official statistics to the democratic process / Balancing life at home and away in the Australian Public Service / In the national interest / Impressions, observations and lessons from a Canberra outsider / An unlikely secretary : a boy from the outer agencies / As if for a thousand years: the challenges ahead for the APS / Reflections of an 'unabashed rationalist' / Our custodial role for the quality of advisory relations at the centre of government / A road less travelled -- reflecting on three professional pillars of support / There's a telegram for you : fashioning Australia's unique model of public administration / The opportunities, challenges and policy responses for the Australian economy / The boss in the yellow suit : leading service delivery reform / The challenges for the public service in protecting Australia's democracy in the future / Andrew Podger and John Wanna -- Roger Beale -- Andrew Podger -- Allan Hawke -- Ric Smith -- Dennis Trewin -- Joanna Hewitt -- Peter Shergold -- Robert Cornall -- Mark Sullivan -- David Borthwick -- Peter Boxall -- Patricia Scott -- Michael L'Estrange -- Ken Matthews -- Ken Henry -- Lynelle Briggs -- Terry Moran.
"This collection brings together the valedictory speeches and essays from a departing group of secretaries (and one or two other equivalent agency heads) who left the Australian Public Service between 2004 and 2011"--Abstract
English.
9781921862748 1921862742 9781921862731 1921862734
10.26530/OAPEN_459792 doi 459792
22573/ctt235q7m JSTOR
Civil service--Australia--Anecdotes.
Civil defence.
Defence strategy, planning and research.
Society and social sciences Society and social sciences.
Warfare and defence.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Government & Business.
Civil service.
Employees.
Australia--Officials and employees--Anecdotes.
Australia.
australia. civil service. officials. employees. anecdotes.
Electronic books.
Anecdotes.
DU117.19 / W58 2012
351.94
Introduction / Yes, minister : the privileged position of secretaries / My fortunate career and some parting remarks / Performance management and the performance pay paradox / Thirty-eight years toiling in the vineyard of public service / The last count -- the importance of official statistics to the democratic process / Balancing life at home and away in the Australian Public Service / In the national interest / Impressions, observations and lessons from a Canberra outsider / An unlikely secretary : a boy from the outer agencies / As if for a thousand years: the challenges ahead for the APS / Reflections of an 'unabashed rationalist' / Our custodial role for the quality of advisory relations at the centre of government / A road less travelled -- reflecting on three professional pillars of support / There's a telegram for you : fashioning Australia's unique model of public administration / The opportunities, challenges and policy responses for the Australian economy / The boss in the yellow suit : leading service delivery reform / The challenges for the public service in protecting Australia's democracy in the future / Andrew Podger and John Wanna -- Roger Beale -- Andrew Podger -- Allan Hawke -- Ric Smith -- Dennis Trewin -- Joanna Hewitt -- Peter Shergold -- Robert Cornall -- Mark Sullivan -- David Borthwick -- Peter Boxall -- Patricia Scott -- Michael L'Estrange -- Ken Matthews -- Ken Henry -- Lynelle Briggs -- Terry Moran.
"This collection brings together the valedictory speeches and essays from a departing group of secretaries (and one or two other equivalent agency heads) who left the Australian Public Service between 2004 and 2011"--Abstract
English.
9781921862748 1921862742 9781921862731 1921862734
10.26530/OAPEN_459792 doi 459792
22573/ctt235q7m JSTOR
Civil service--Australia--Anecdotes.
Civil defence.
Defence strategy, planning and research.
Society and social sciences Society and social sciences.
Warfare and defence.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Government & Business.
Civil service.
Employees.
Australia--Officials and employees--Anecdotes.
Australia.
australia. civil service. officials. employees. anecdotes.
Electronic books.
Anecdotes.
DU117.19 / W58 2012
351.94