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Unpacking the externalities of Electric Vehicles: Who wins, who loses, and what role for government?
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Last week Premier Steven Marshall announced the appointment of Ms Frances Adamson as the next Governor of South Australia.

Ms Adamson has a wealth of experience which will contribute to a bright future for the state and we are particularly proud to note her previous service as the President of IPAA ACT, as well as her status as a Fellow of the Institute of Public Administration Australia (FIPAA).

A number of both national and IPAA ACT events have featured Ms Adamson’s insights, including:

  • 2019, Secretary Series, Frances Adamson – Watch the Recording
  • 2018, Women in Leadership – Watch the Recording
  • 2018, Women in Leadership Series – Watch the Recording
  • 2017, IPAA National Conference, Reflections Panel – Watch Session Recordings
  • 2016, IPAA National Conference – Watch Session Recordings
  • 2016, In Brief | Public Trust – Read Article

We encourage you to explore some of above past events to give you insight into the knowledge and value Ms Adamson will bring to the position of Governor. If you would like to learn more about some of IPAA’s other distinguished fellows you can access a full list of National Fellows here.

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(previously Cultural Diversity and Awareness for Public Sector)

Grow your understanding and awareness of the Indigenous Community in South Australia. You will build a depth of understanding for the spiritual relationship Indigenous Peoples hold to their land and how you can work empathetically and effectively with these groups. Cultural awareness is vital for all SA public sector employees and this training presents a valuable opportunity to learn from an experienced facilitator with first-hand knowledge.

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What is Neuroleadership? 

Neuroleadership draws its name from the idea of applying neuroscience principles to the field of leadership. Neuroscience is a multidisciplinary field that links psychology and neurochemistry to understand the intrinsic links between biological processes occurring in the nervous system to behavior and cognitive function.  

Why do you need to know about Neuroleadership? 

As a leader, you will have long puzzled with questions of “Why does my team act the way they do?”, “What is preventing me from being able to get my team on board with X, Y or Z?” or “What can be causing dysfunction in my team?” Neuroleadership sheds light on these kinds of questions, to explain behaviour and, in turn, suggest principles that will help us understand and positively modify the behaviour of ourselves and others. 

How can it help you improve your ability to lead others? 

Neuroleadership in particular lends itself to 4 areas of leadership which include: decision–making and problem–solving, emotional intelligence and regulation, collaboration and communication and leading others through change.  

One of the core principles of neuroleadership is linked to the primitive structures of our brain chemistry for pleasure, reward and avoiding threats. This idea highlights that we all innately act in ways that minimise threat and maximise reward.  

So, why does understanding these neuroleadership principles make you a better leader? In short, neuroleadership comes into its own at the organisational and team level – where our approach to management becomes more in-tune with the ‘human needs of staff’ to optimise engagement, performance, satisfaction and productivity.  The core concept mentioned above flags an essential point of humanisiation for leaders and organisations – in the approach taken to change the way we perceive a stimulus in the environment. This means taking the stimulus which is producing a ‘threat’ response, and prompting us to disengage, and turning it into a ‘reward’ response, which engages us to perform at our best. 

Creating a ‘Rewarding’ Environment 

To get yourself and your team performing at their best, it’s vital to create an environment that puts your brain into the ‘reward state’ – where we are at our prime to make decisions and judgments, be innovative and be proactive with change. A ‘rewarding’ environment is one that recognises the ‘threats’ present in its culture and workplace. Workplaces that are constantly shifting goals and expectations, have poor communication or where people fear punishment for mistakes, creates a ‘threat state’ in our minds that cause us to disengage – with this presenting as impaired decision–making, poor mental recall and mental capability – to the extent that even routine tasks are impaired. 

You can use neuroleadership tools to help shape your team and workplace into a rewarding environment by understanding and managing the neural processes that are leading to behaviours. This is where some expert advice will be essential – most leaders seek coaching and training on the area of neuroleadership to deepen this understanding and gain practical tools that can be deployed in the workplace. 

If you want to start implementing neuroleadership principles to improve your own and your team’s performance, we hope to see you at our upcoming ‘Neuroleadership’ intensive half day course. During this course, you will work with an experienced psychologist and walk away with ways you can get the best from your team. 

Register Now for ‘Neuroleadership’.

 

References

IPAA SA Neuroleadership Course Book, 2021.

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The 2021 ‘Premier’s Excellence Awards and Address’ celebrated outstanding achievements within the South Australia Public Sector, this year particularly showcasing the exceptional efforts during the state’s emergency response. During this event the Hon. Steven Marshall also delivered his address to the public sector, sharing more on the state’s COVID-19 recovery and how we can all move forward with purpose.

The event was MCd by Commissioner Erma Ranieri PSM FIPAA who shared her enthusiasm and praise for how our public sector rose to the challenges of recent times.

The Premier’s Address to the Sector

“My number one task today is to acknowledge and thank the public service in South Australia for the outstanding job they have done with those three – major, very impactful events that have hit our state”

The Hon. Steven Marshall noted some of the extraordinary circumstances that we found ourselves in during late 2019 and 2020, with first the devastating bushfires in both Kangaroo Island and the Adelaide Hills and then a subsequent global pandemic. He shared his pride in the public sector’s response to these challenges, as well as the fact that trust in our government is at an all-time high.

Premier Marshall shared that the exemplary efforts of the sector have enabled our state to move forward economically and socially and that “we now have more people employed and we have more wages paid now than pre Coronavirus”.  He also highlighted some of the many examples of the ways in which our sector has moved with greater adaptability and mobility, such as in the delivery of education throughout 2020.

The State’s budget for recovery was also explored during his address, with the Premier sharing his enthusiasm for the largest infrastructure spend in the history of the state – providing a needed boost to jobs and the economy. Affordable housing, school development and investment in innovative projects were other areas that were also highlighted as key in our recovery.

Finally, Premier Marshall shared some of the reforms that had come about as a result of the previous ‘I Work for SA Your Voice Survey’. The results of this survey saw an improved emphasis on nurturing Indigenous leadership in the public sector, as well as increasing the number of indigenous people employed in the sector. With the latest YourVoice survey launching after on Tuesday, 27 April , the Premier encouraged all state government employees to take part and share their opinions.

 

Excellence Awards

On behalf of IPAA SA and our Divisional Council we would like to offer our congratulations to the outstanding winners and finalists. The whole of the SA public service has gone above any beyond during these challenging times and we hope that everyone across the sector can take away a sense of pride and accomplishment in what has been acheived.

Excellence in Service Delivery Award

Recognises an individual or team’s exemplary service to the community of South Australia. Their program, service or initiative has had a far-reaching, positive impact.

INDIVIDUAL WINNER: Kate Tyrell, Central Adelaide Local Health Network

INDIVIDUAL FINALISTS:
  • Toby Coates, Central Adelaide Local Health Network (watch video)
  • Lucian Bogdan Soloman, Central Adelaide Local Health Network (watch video)
TEAM WINNER: Kidstuff – Indigenous Young Parents Program, Women’s and Children’s Health Network

 

 

TEAM FINALISTS:
  • Geriatrics in the Home Program, Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (watch video)
  • Kanggawodli Dialysis Initiative, Central and Northern Adelaide Local Health Networks (watch video)

Excellence in Service Delivery – Emergency Response Award

Recognises an individual or team’s exemplary service to the community of South Australia in an emergency. Their program, service or initiative has had a far-reaching, positive impact.

INDIVIDUAL WINNER: Mark Turra, SA Pathology

 

 

INDIVIDUAL FINALIST: Martin Reid, Department for Energy and Mining (watch video)

 

TEAM WINNER: Medi-hotel Quarantine Program, SA Health, SA Police, SA Ambulance Service and SA Pathology

 

 

TEAM FINALISTS:
  • Bushfire Rebuilding and Recovery Program, Department of the Premier and Cabinet (watch video)
  • COVID Response Coordination Team, Department for Education (watch video)
  • Bushfire Response and Recovery, Department of Primary Industries and Regions (watch video)

Public Sector Values

Recognises an individual or team’s demonstration of the South Australian public sector values in their service delivery.

INDIVIDUAL WINNER: Vicki Beard, Department for Energy and Mining

 

 

INDIVIDUAL FINALISTS:
  • Christopher Tilley, Department for Correctional Services (watch video)
  • Wayne Cunningham, Department of Human Services SA (watch video)
TEAM WINNER: COVID-19 Response, Department of Primary Industries and Regions

 

 

TEAM FINALISTS:
  • Duty Lawyers Services, Legal Services Commission of South Australia (watch video)
  • IN.DPC: intranet in the cloud, Department of the Premier and Cabinet (watch video)

 

Watch this event in full below

 

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Do you work to influence public policy in ways that lead to better outcomes for the community?

Have you ever worked with researchers or academics to support the use of evidence and research in the policy making process?

If you answered yes to these two questions, then we want to hear about your experiences and invite you to complete the survey by clicking on the link below.

https://research.unisa.edu.au/redcap/surveys/?s=39FEJ8DRTY

The survey will help the team from ‘Health Translation SA, SAHMRI’ learn about the attitudes towards and experiences with collaboration within and across the academic and policy-making communities.

We seek your expertise, experiences, and practice wisdom to understand the challenges and opportunities when working with researchers and /or policy actors for the purpose of policy development, implementation, and evaluation.

Findings from the survey will help to inform the development of strategies that foster and support collaborative relationships between the academic community and policy actors, and ultimately lead to better policy outcomes for the community.

The survey is confidential and will take about 10-15 minutes to complete.

Please feel free to forward the survey link to colleagues working in similar roles.

 

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The 2021 ‘Premier’s Excellence Awards and Address’ celebrated outstanding achievements within the South Australia Public Sector, this year particularly showcasing the exceptional efforts during the state’s emergency response. During this event the Hon. Steven Marshall also delivered his address to the public sector, sharing more on the state’s COVID-19 recovery and how we can all move forward with purpose.

The event was MCd by Commissioner Erma Ranieri PSM FIPAA who shared her enthusiasm and praise for how our public sector rose to the challenges of recent times.

The Premier’s Address to the Sector

“My number one task today is to acknowledge and thank the public service in South Australia for the outstanding job they have done with those three – major, very impactful events that have hit our state”

The Hon. Steven Marshall noted some of the extraordinary circumstances that we found ourselves in during late 2019 and 2020, with first the devastating bushfires in both Kangaroo Island and the Adelaide Hills and then a subsequent global pandemic. He shared his pride in the public sector’s response to these challenges, as well as the fact that trust in our government is at an all-time high.

Premier Marshall shared that the exemplary efforts of the sector have enabled our state to move forward economically and socially and that “we now have more people employed and we have more wages paid now than pre Coronavirus”.  He also highlighted some of the many examples of the ways in which our sector has moved with greater adaptability and mobility, such as in the delivery of education throughout 2020.

The State’s budget for recovery was also explored during his address, with the Premier sharing his enthusiasm for the largest infrastructure spend in the history of the state – providing a needed boost to jobs and the economy. Affordable housing, school development and investment in innovative projects were other areas that were also highlighted as key in our recovery.

Finally, Premier Marshall shared some of the reforms that had come about as a result of the previous ‘I Work for SA Your Voice Survey’. The results of this survey saw an improved emphasis on nurturing Indigenous leadership in the public sector, as well as increasing the number of indigenous people employed in the sector. With the latest YourVoice survey launching after on Tuesday, 27 April , the Premier encouraged all state government employees to take part and share their opinions.

 

Excellence Awards

On behalf of IPAA SA and our Divisional Council we would like to offer our congratulations to the outstanding winners and finalists. The whole of the SA public service has gone above any beyond during these challenging times and we hope that everyone across the sector can take away a sense of pride and accomplishment in what has been acheived.

Excellence in Service Delivery Award

Recognises an individual or team’s exemplary service to the community of South Australia. Their program, service or initiative has had a far-reaching, positive impact.

INDIVIDUAL WINNER: Kate Tyrell, Central Adelaide Local Health Network
INDIVIDUAL FINALISTS:
  • Toby Coates, Central Adelaide Local Health Network (watch video)
  • Lucian Bogdan Soloman, Central Adelaide Local Health Network (watch video)
TEAM WINNER: Kidstuff – Indigenous Young Parents Program, Women’s and Children’s Health Network

TEAM FINALISTS:
  • Geriatrics in the Home Program, Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (watch video)
  • Kanggawodli Dialysis Initiative, Central and Northern Adelaide Local Health Networks (watch video)

Excellence in Service Delivery – Emergency Response Award

Recognises an individual or team’s exemplary service to the community of South Australia in an emergency. Their program, service or initiative has had a far-reaching, positive impact.

INDIVIDUAL WINNER: Mark Turra, SA Pathology

INDIVIDUAL FINALIST: Martin Reid, Department for Energy and Mining (watch video)

 

TEAM WINNER: Medi-hotel Quarantine Program, SA Health, SA Police, SA Ambulance Service and SA Pathology

TEAM FINALISTS:
  • Bushfire Rebuilding and Recovery Program, Department of the Premier and Cabinet (watch video)
  • COVID Response Coordination Team, Department for Education (watch video)
  • Bushfire Response and Recovery, Department of Primary Industries and Regions (watch video)

Public Sector Values

Recognises an individual or team’s demonstration of the South Australian public sector values in their service delivery.

INDIVIDUAL WINNER: Vicki Beard, Department for Energy and Mining

INDIVIDUAL FINALISTS:
  • Christopher Tilley, Department for Correctional Services (watch video)
  • Wayne Cunningham, Department of Human Services SA (watch video)
TEAM WINNER: COVID-19 Response, Department of Primary Industries and Regions

TEAM FINALISTS:
  • Duty Lawyers Services, Legal Services Commission of South Australia (watch video)
  • IN.DPC: intranet in the cloud, Department of the Premier and Cabinet (watch video)

 

Watch this event in full below

 

 

 

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