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Mastering the dance

Posted by: Ben Coates, Posted on: 26 March 2020 - Categories: Learning, People and culture

Last autumn, I was part of a small team of volunteers from the Department for Education (DfE), HMRC and the Department for International Development (DfID) who spent some time working with the Systems Unit in the Cabinet Office.  We wanted to explore what systems leadership meant. 

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Leaders in systems rather than leaders of systems

Posted by: The Team, Posted on: 18 March 2020 - Categories: People and culture
Kate Josephs Director of Funding ESFA

We believe that systems thinking should be at the heart of policy design and delivery. We think it can generate policy that is easier to deliver, better value for money and improved outcomes for the public.This requires both strong leadership and strong systems leadership.

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Finding a way into systems

Posted by: James Hostford, Posted on: 11 March 2020 - Categories: Learning
James Hostford

I decided to hold a very light-touch seminar to one method of systems for some of my team, the Systems Unit and some colleagues from the Government Office for Science.

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