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Author: Kevin Theakston Publisher: Springer ISBN: 1349272264 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 277
Book Description
An entertaining and authoritative study of leadership in the British civil service from one of the top authors in the field. Kevin Theakston draws the lessons of how change in central government can be managed and implemented from a series of biographical studies of the acknowledged leaders in the civil service in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries - from Charles Trevelyan, the founder of the modern civil service, to modern Mandarins such as Robert Armstrong and Margaret Thatcher's personal adviser the outsider Sir Derek Rayner. The case studies are linked to the wider themes of leadership and administrative culture in Whitehall, illustrating the patterns of change and continuity over time. This highly readable and innovative study will appeal to students of British politics and government, public administration, public policy, political history and comparative politics as well as policymakers, civil servants and others interested in the policymaking and governing process.
Author: Kevin Theakston Publisher: Springer ISBN: 1349272264 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 277
Book Description
An entertaining and authoritative study of leadership in the British civil service from one of the top authors in the field. Kevin Theakston draws the lessons of how change in central government can be managed and implemented from a series of biographical studies of the acknowledged leaders in the civil service in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries - from Charles Trevelyan, the founder of the modern civil service, to modern Mandarins such as Robert Armstrong and Margaret Thatcher's personal adviser the outsider Sir Derek Rayner. The case studies are linked to the wider themes of leadership and administrative culture in Whitehall, illustrating the patterns of change and continuity over time. This highly readable and innovative study will appeal to students of British politics and government, public administration, public policy, political history and comparative politics as well as policymakers, civil servants and others interested in the policymaking and governing process.
Author: K. Theakston Publisher: Springer ISBN: 0333982886 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 240
Book Description
The book uses a biographical approach to analyse the potential for, forms of, and constraints upon bureaucratic leadership in modern government. Case studies, written by experts in the different fields, assess the impact of particular officials operating in Whitehall, the United States federal government, the health service, local government, and Europe. The book brings together an innovative methodology with a wide policy coverage.
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Public Administration Select Committee Publisher: The Stationery Office ISBN: 0215083962 Category : Civil service Languages : en Pages : 4
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There are some policies which represent genuine efforts to confront long-term challenges on a cross-government basis, such as the Better Care Fund, which aims to improve the integration of health and social care services for older and disabled people. Whitehall is developing useful tools. The National Risk Register assesses probabilities like natural disasters and terrorist attacks. Whole of Government Accounts provide deeper understanding of matters such as the £2,893 billion long-term liabilities of Government. However, there is no comprehensive understanding across Government as a whole of the future risks and challenges facing the UK. The most surprising and urgent gap found was in HM Treasury. There is not sufficient evidence that it has absorbed a key lesson of the 2007-08 financial crash. The Treasury does contingency planning, and the Bank of England's role and structures have been strengthened. Yet financial and economic risks are not included in the Government's National Risk Register, so the Government does not consider these systemic risks alongside other, non-financial risks, such as pandemic flu and antimicrobial resistance. Furthermore, different responsibilities and functions are divided between the Bank of England, Financial Conduct Authority and the Treasury. The Treasury should undertake planning for a range of crisis scenarios, based on a broad range of forecasts, data sources and assumptions, and which may be triggered by non-financial as well as financial events. It should conduct desk-top exercises to test institutional responses and systemic resilience. This should inform a wider programme of cross-government exercises to test policy resilience.
Author: John Seddon Publisher: Triarchy Press ISBN: 1909470481 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 216
Book Description
John Seddon explains how successive governments have failed to deliver what our public services need and exposes the devastation that three decades of political fads, fashions and bad theory have caused. With specific examples and new evidence, he chronicles how the Whitehall ideas machine has failed on a monumental scale - and the impact that this has had on public sector workers and those of us who use public sector services.
Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Public Administration Select Committee Publisher: The Stationery Office ISBN: 9780215560674 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 102
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The Committee's report on an evaluation of Whitehall departments' plans for structural change in response to the twin challenges of major public service reform and significantly reduced administrative budgets.The Committee expresses concern that the centre of Government, notably the Treasury and the Cabinet Office, is providing neither strategic leadership nor a governance framework to departments in managing their change programmes. The demand is immediate for an all encompassing strategic approach to change, minimising disaggregation and ensuring a 'joined up Government' approach."
Author: Patrick Diamond Publisher: Springer ISBN: 3319961012 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 106
Book Description
This Palgrave Policy Essential maps and assesses key changes in the Whitehall model over the last two decades. It argues that the traditional Whitehall model is being replaced by a system of ‘New Political Governance’ (NPG) centred on politicised campaigning; the growth of political advisory staff relative to the permanent civil service; the personalisation of bureaucratic appointments; and the creation of a government machine that is ‘promiscuously partisan’. It provides a snapshot of the institutional changes that are unfolding at a critical moment, as Whitehall prepares to support Ministers in carrying out the Brexit process while addressing a series of long-term structural challenges from the demographic pressures of the ageing society to the impact of climate change. Austerity since 2010 has had a further transformative effect on Whitehall, with drastic reductions in the civil service workforce, the restructuring of government agencies, and a reconfiguration of the traditional roles and responsibilities of the permanent civil service.
Author: Great Britain: National Audit Office Publisher: Stationery Office ISBN: 9780102983746 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 60
Book Description
The Government now accepts the urgent need for a leadership group that can think across departmental boundaries and lead change but there is still a long way to go to change the long-standing culture of the Senior Civil Service. The NAO watchdog welcomed the ambition of the Civil Service Reform Plan and emphasised the urgent need to make progress, given that the plan underpinned the Government's chances of achieving further efficiency savings. At present there are significant skills shortages, particularly in the areas of commerce, project management, digital delivery and change leadership. In December 2012, only four out of 15 Permanent Secretaries at major delivery departments had significant operational delivery and commercial experience. The 24 professional networks in the civil service lack influence across departmental 'silos' and may not be the right groupings to meet the needs of the modern service. The Government intends to open up the service, with more internal transfers and free flow of skills to and from the private sector, and build on an approach already in place for the top 200. But the proportion of new recruits from the private sector fell in 2009-10 as departments cut spending, and has yet to recover. Promotion to the Senior Civil Service is becoming so financially unattractive as to put off talented people. The NAO warns that the latest moves to increase pay flexibility and offer incentives for business critical roles may not be enough to recruit, motivate and retain the right people.
Author: T. Heppell Publisher: Springer ISBN: 0230369006 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 272
Book Description
Timothy Heppell brings together a renowned group of contributors to consider the role of the Leader of the Opposition in British Politics. The book argues that the neglect of opposition studies needs to be addressed, especially given the increasing importance attached to the performance the Leader of the Opposition in the British political system.
Author: Kim Turnbull James Publisher: Springer ISBN: 0230584063 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 257
Book Description
Taking its theme from the fifth annual Studying Leadership conference held at Cranfield School of Management, this work offers new formulations of the concept of leadership. Making a clear link between research and practice, it explores how new ideas about leadership will lead to new approaches to leadership practice.
Author: B. Guy Peters Publisher: SAGE ISBN: 9780761972242 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 664
Book Description
This major international handbook provides a complete review and guide to past and present knowledge in this essential field of inquiry. Assembling an outstanding team of scholars from around the world, it comprehensively explores the current state of the art in academic thinking and the current structures and processes for the administration of public policy following this period of rapid transformation and change.
Author: Kevin Theakston
Author: Kevin Theakston
Author: K. Theakston
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Public Administration Select Committee
Author: John Seddon
Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Public Administration Select Committee
Author: Patrick Diamond
Author: Great Britain: National Audit Office
Author: T. Heppell
Author: Kim Turnbull James
Author: B. Guy Peters