Tag: GovCanada
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ADMs and the Weight of Responsibility: Culture, Accountability, and the Need to Decide
The Tightrope of ADM Leadership Assistant Deputy Ministers (ADMs) live at the critical juncture where government policy meets organizational reality. Unlike Ministers and Deputies, you are not setting the political agenda. Unlike Directors General (DGs), you are not solely responsible for operational delivery. Instead, you occupy the middle ground where policy intent must be translated…
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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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ADM Balancing Act: Expertise, Culture, and the Courage to Decide
Assistant Deputy Ministers (ADMs) occupy one of the most complex leadership roles in the federal public service. You are expected to be the expert in your portfolio, the translator of political intent, the manager of vast operations, and the bridge between Deputies and the Directors General who implement on the ground. It is, quite simply,…
