IPAA SA in collaboration with the Department of the Premier and Cabinet (DPC) brings you the third High Performance Framework (HPF) seminar – Leadership.
The previous seminars in 2012 focused on customer and citizen focused organisations, and innovation and continuous improvement. These successful seminars attracted over 1,000 public sector employees.
This seminar is the flagship of the series and will address the crucial HPF characteristic of Leadership; in particular ‘High performing organisations are well led’. The seminar presents a unique opportunity to hear from recognised leaders who will provide an insight to the factors in successful leadership.
Key note speaker, Tim Jarvis AM, is one of the world’s leading explorers and possesses an extraordinary adventure and leadership resume’. He is a best-selling author, film-maker and has a fascinating leadership story to tell.
This event will:
The HPF Community of Practice is a space for all public sector employees who work in or have an interest in performance evaluation, innovation, leadership, or continuous improvement. The community maintains an online presence using SAGE, the SA Government’s collaboration platform, at www.sage.sa.gov.au/display/HPF. Please note that this space is only accessible through the SA Government’s network (StateNet).
For more information about the SA Government’s High Performance Framework, please click on the following link: http://www.hpf.sa.gov.au
Did You Know? Under the Work Health and Safety Act 2012 (SA) (WHS Act) an ‘Officer’ includes a person who makes or participates in making decisions that affect the whole or a substantial part of a public authority. This will most commonly include the position of Chief Executive Officer but may also include Executives and Managers from the SAES and Feeder Group. Whether you would be considered an ‘Officer’ as deemed under the WHS Act depends on a number of factors such as seniority, delegations, financial sign-off and reporting structures.
Why is this important for your department? The new WHS Act imposes greater responsibilities and legal requirements on you as an Executive, particularly if you are an ‘Officer’. This is because the WHS act requires ‘Officers’ to exercise ‘due diligence’ to ensure that the health and safety duties of the person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) are being met.
Why is this important for you? ‘Officers’ can be held personally responsible for contraventions of WHS laws. An ‘Officer’ has a duty to exercise due diligence to ensure a PCBU meets its health and safety obligations. This duty cannot be delegated and failure to comply is a criminal offence, which can carry severe penalties.
The Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPAA SA), with the support of SafeWork SA, have designed a forum exclusively for Public Sector Executives who are likely to be considered an ‘Officer’ under the WHS Act.
The forum will provide a concise overview of the new WHS legislation and will include a discussion of the general safety principles (many of which are not new) along with a discussion of key changes. We will discuss how you can determine whether you are an ‘Officer’ for the purposes of the WHS Act and, if you are, what you can do to ensure you meet your obligations.
Topics to be covered include:
You may have already attended a WHS workshop, however, this forum is different as it will have a strong practical focus specifically on the elements that matter to Public Sector Executives. It will focus on your obligations as an individual and how you can meet those obligations with non-onerous guidelines.
This forum will be facilitated by Michael Kay, a specialist Employment/WHS Lawyer plus you will have the opportunity to direct your questions in a Q&A panel session involving:
David Albury argues passionately that the tempting responses to hard times with which we’re all familiar, like disinvesting, rationing and squeezing, are insufficient to tackle the challenges, expectations and pressures on public service in the 21st century. Our task is to continuously improve current systems, while simultaneously both enabling the fundamental re-design of services to meet citizen expectations, and addressing the financial challenges in an age of austerity.
The good news is that we now know how to systematically generate and incubate the kinds of innovative changes in our organisations and services which can allow us to achieve better outcomes for lower costs.
Please join David Albury as he explains how to use austere times to leverage new and better results.
Moderator: Jo Sutherland-Shaw, Director, Organisational Performance, Attorney-General’s Department
What previous participants have said about David:
“Best presentation ever at ANZSOG!”
“What a great presentation, by a passionate and knowledgeable presenter.”
“Great enthusiasm and knowledge of subject material. Articulate and engaging presentation and excellent real life examples.”
The State Procurement Board was proud to present the SA Government Procurement Forum- ICAC and the OIA: What do they mean for Procurement? The introduction of the Independent Commissioner Against Corruption (ICAC) and the Office of the Industry Advocate (OIA) will shape the landscape of procurement within the SA Government. What does this mean for you and your agency? What do you need to know about these important Government initiatives and how will you need to prepare yourselves?
With presentations from:
followed by a panel session where participants had the opportunity to ask questions of the speakers.
The MC for the forum was Judith Carr, Executive Director, Building Management, Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure (DPTI).
Program:
8:45 Registration (coffee/tea, networking)
9:30 Overview and welcome by Judith Carr MC and introduction of Chris Oerman
9:35 Chris Oerman, State Procurement Board presentation/overview
9:55 The Hon. Bruce Lander QC -ICAC
10:40 Ian Nightingale – Industry Participant Advocate
11:05 Panel consisting of above facilitated by MC – Q&A from audience
11:25 Final comments by MC
11:30 Concludes
As part of Dr Seligman’s final visit as Adelaide Thinker in Residence he presented and contributed to a panel in response to the question; “Can the science of positive psychology contribute to productive and positive workplaces?” Thérèse Rein drew on her extensive experience of implementing positive psychology across her global business to enable both clients and employees to reach their potential, and she will also be part of the panel discussion. Erma Ranieri, Chief Executive of SA’s Public Sector Renewal Program Taskforce, also discussed the central role of employees in enabling positive organisational change and better outcomes for citizens.
The panel discussion was especially tailored towards the public sector and human resource personnel from large organisations. The Facilitator for this event was Gabrielle Kelly, Director of Adelaide Thinkers in Residence, with Raymond J Spencer, Chair, Economic Development Board, South Australia opening the event.
