David Heath on Mythryl: ““The Civil Service substitutes process for leadership…”

“The Civil Service substitutes process for leadership, reorganisations tor transformation, assurance rituals for taking personal accountability and being bold, business cases for doing something, micromanagement for trust and empowerment. That needs to change but how will it?”

Jukesie@jukes.ie

In a total coincidence I've just read this great article from @peterdt847.bsky.social about the early GDS era . www.civilservicereformuk.com/single-post/... I really enjoyed it and agreed with the majority but it has a few bits that caused me to give it a bit of a side-eye

civilservicereformuk.comA barium meal: what the Government Digital Service’s story reveals about a Civil Service that struggles to reform itselfSource: A GDS story 2013. The first birthday of GOV.UKThe creation of the Government Digital Service in 2011 was the start of one of the boldest and most impactful reforms of the last 60 years. The GD...

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