Tag: Execution
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Execution with Integrity: How DGs Drive Accountability in Transformation
DGs as the Execution Core For Directors General (DGs), accountability is not an abstract principle—it is the daily reality of managing programs, people, and resources. Positioned as the operational backbone of government, DGs turn strategy into delivery. In times of transformation, DG accountability takes on heightened importance. Deputies and ADMs rely on DGs to deliver…
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Decisions in the Middle: How DGs Move Beyond Advice to Action
Directors General (DGs) hold the pivotal middle ground of the federal public service. You are close enough to operations to know the realities, yet senior enough to influence strategy. In many transformations, the success or failure of implementation comes down to how DGs interpret their role: are you merely an advisor, or are you a…
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Everyone Nods But Nothing Moves: The Hidden Drag on Government Transformation
Transformation in government is never about technology alone, nor about bold political vision in isolation. At the highest levels of leadership—where Ministers and Deputy Ministers carry responsibility for both vision and execution—the challenge is subtler and more insidious. It’s the silent drag on change that arises when everyone around the table nods in agreement but…
