2017 is fast upon us…
Do you know what our priorities are for the coming year? 
Do you know how to optimise your team to deliver?
Are you developing your team members to perform at their best?
The Talking Performance forum facilitates a strategic discussion about our performance over the last year, our priorities for 2017, and how meaningful performance management and development will help the public sector respond.

Why Attend?
Talking Performance is a unique opportunity to hear from key leaders in our Public Sector and a private sector organisation with challenges just like ours.

• Recognise the good work we have done for our state and the challenges that remain
• Hear the latest thinking on the direction and priorities of the South Australian Public Sector
• Acquire actionable insights for your department or team on how to lift performance
• Network with other public sector employees

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The Commissioner for Public Sector Employment, Erma Ranieri

Presenters
Our Premier, Jay Weatherill, shared his vision for a high performing public sector and why he has a renewed focus on performance management and development.

Chief Executive, Department of the Premier and Cabinet, Kym Winter Dewhirst reported on how the public sector has performed over the last 12 months and how it will rise to meet our challenges over the next year.

Panel Discussion – Talking Performance: How can we realise our potential?

Panellists
Eva Balan Vnuk – State Director, South Australia, Microsoft
David Reynolds – Chief Executive/Under Treasurer, Department of Treasury and Finance
Vickie Kaminski – Interim Chief Executive, SA Health South Australia

This edition of ‘Public Administration Today’ focused on the topic of ‘community and engagement, which included articles from influential figures across the public sector. Highlighted articles from this issue included…

• Indigenous engagement: greatest challenge, opportunity – from Terry Moran
• When ‘PR’ became ‘engagement: Rhodri Ellis-Jones explores the contribution of market research and public relations to community engagement
• Engaging youth in the top end paying dividends: Northern Territory’s Manager, Community Engagement, Department of the Chief Minister, Siobhan Okely, and the Coordinator of the Chief Minister’s Round Table of Young Territorians, Prue Jezierski, report the on-going success of this community engagement program specific to youth.
• Community engagement writ large!: Thomas Parkes,  reports that community engagement by the Department of Human Services is a massive, never-ending interaction.

To read the full edition please visit below…

Following the establishment of the Office for the Public Sector and the appointment of a new Commissioner for Public Employment, IPAA SA presented a special briefing for all members of the public sector on the future of public sector reform and renewal.

Over the last year and a half Change@SouthAustralia has established a powerful reputation for creating a practical and innovative approach to reform. In particular, the 90-day projects have established the South Australian public sector as a collaborative and productive force in the State’s development. Over the next twelve months, the Office for the Public Sector will build on this work by focussing on the development of public sector leaders and partnerships with non-government sectors.

This session provided an overview of the future direction and outlined ways in which leaders from all sectors can become involved in this exciting program of work. Public sector employees were encouraged to extend invitations to external partners. The session featured:

• Hon Susan Close MP, Minister for the Public Sector, Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation, Minister for Automotive Transitioning
• Erma Ranieri, Commissioner for Public Sector Employment
• Dan Butler, Manager, Change@SouthAustralia
• Moderator – Raymond Spencer, Chair of the Economic Development Board