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Leading Questions

Leading Questions is a podcast about public sector leadership, published by Global Government Forum. Every episode we interview a former senior civil servant and ask them to reflect on key challenges ... Read more

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Taking the good with the bad – Michael Wernick

Taking the good with the bad – Michael Wernick

“Any kind of meaningful career is going to experience setbacks and defeats. That doesn’t mean it wasn’t a successful car... Read more

23 Jun 2022

46mins

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Staying sane while managing change, with Suma Chakrabarti

Staying sane while managing change, with 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... Read more

19 May 2022

42mins

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Engaging with risk – Stephanie Foster

Engaging with risk – 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.” Ste... Read more

21 Apr 2022

41mins

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Adjusting your leadership to the grain of the organisation: in conversation with Baroness Minouche Shafik

Adjusting your leadership to the grain of the organisation: in conversation with 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... Read more

9 Aug 2021

42mins

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Leading the digital revolution with Professor Sir David Omand

Leading the digital revolution with 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.” ... Read more

23 Jul 2021

51mins

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The Treasury boy who supported four prime ministers - in conversation with Lord Gus O’Donnell

The Treasury boy who supported four prime ministers - in conversation with 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 serv... Read more

7 Jun 2021

54mins

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When Whitehall leadership dictats don’t work: in conversation with Professor Ciaran Martin CB

When Whitehall leadership dictats don’t work: in conversation with 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 value... Read more

5 May 2021

44mins

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Understanding what’s expected of you: in conversation with Dame Helen Ghosh

Understanding what’s expected of you: in conversation with Dame Helen Ghosh

“I have used the term over the years of ‘having running away money’. That doesn’t mean having a stash of savings, but it... Read more

12 Apr 2021

40mins

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It takes two to tango: in conversation with Ed Balls and Sir David Bell

It takes two to tango: in conversation with Ed Balls and Sir David Bell

“On the one hand, the cabinet minister has to understand that nature of the civil service role and the role of the perma... Read more

12 Apr 2021

57mins

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A steep learning curve: in conversation with Sir Peter Housden

A steep learning curve: in conversation with Sir Peter Housden

“Did I feel equipped to become a permanent secretary? I thought I was, but I was very quickly disabused of the notion.” ... Read more

12 Apr 2021

49mins

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