working from home and its benefits

Working from Home an ‘Overwhelmingly Positive Experience’ for APS Employees According to New Research

A new research report has found that the working from home experience of Australian Public Service (APS) employees, compelled by the COVID019 pandemic, has been overwhelmingly positive, realising benefits and dispelling some long-held concerns. The recently published ‘Working during...

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lessons on leadership during COVID-19

Leadership During a Crisis and Beyond – What we have learned from leaders who joined us Virtually on the Couch during the pandemic.

“My hope is that we have a new way of working in the future, and be able to adapt” – Commissioner for Public Sector Employment, IPAA SA President, Erma Ranieri FIPAA The word “unprecedented” has been thrown around a...

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Environmental opportunities from COVID-19

The Environmental Opportunities of COVID-19 – What should we be thinking about right now?

If there was one positive to take from the impact of COVID-19, it was the marked decrease in emissions and pollution, as industry around the world ground to a halt. However, as these industries ramp back up into production...

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foundations for administrators

Foundations for Administrators

Where do you start in giving yourself an essential set of skills and capabilities that will provide the foundation for your public sector career?  There can seem like so much to learn, and even after you find your footing,...

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Researchers find that ethical leadership and enabling cultures support innovative behaviour

The work of two Singapore-based researchers on the effects of ethical culture and ethical leadership on innovation as reported in the public sector has been published in the September 2020 Issue of the Australian Journal of Public Administration. Examining...

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Erma Ranieri Work With Purpose during COVID-19

Work with Purpose: A National Perspective with Commissioner Erma Ranieri

Erma Ranieri FIPAA, South Australia’s Commissioner for Public Sector Employment and IPAA SA President, joined IPAA ACT in the latest episode of their ‘Work with Purpose: A National Perspective’ podcast. In this interview Dr Gordon de Brouwer PSM FIPAA,...

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Tips for Wellbeing COVID-19

COVID-19 Mental Wellbeing Tips from Luke Broomhall

Forensic Psychologist, Luke Broomhall joins us in the latest instalment of the COVID-19 Wellbeing – Interview Series. Mr Broomhall shares his tips and advice for leaders, managers and team members on how they can look after their own mental...

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Researchers call for the design of HR practices that identify proactive and innovative talent

The work of a team of researchers from Edith Cowan University on innovative work behaviour in the public sector has been published in the March 2020 Issue of the Australian Journal of Public Administration. Successive Australian governments have placed...

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Strategies to cope with stress during the COVID-19 outbreak.

A normal reaction to a really abnormal situation… As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds, including 24/7 news reports, travel restrictions, working from home, pending social isolation logistics and concerns for your own and your loved ones’ health, it is totally...

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How to support the mental health of your family through COVID-19

We know how important it is to care for the mental health of your team and colleagues during challenging times, however we cannot understate the importance of caring for the mental wellbeing of family members. With social isolation, families,...

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