OECD working papers on public governance· 2020
Leadership for a high performing civil service
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Short summary
Senior civil servants need four key leadership capabilities—values-based leadership, open inclusion, organisational stewardship, and networked collaboration—to translate political direction into effective public services.
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Key points
- Four critical leadership capabilities are identified for senior civil servants: values-based leadership, open inclusion, organisational stewardship, and networked collaboration.
- These capabilities are necessary for effectively responding to complex policy challenges and improving government functions.
- A model is outlined for assessing the policies, processes, and tools that develop and support these leadership capabilities.
- Recommendations are provided for governments to systematically develop and manage public service leaders.
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Abstract
Public service leaders – senior civil servants who lead and improve major government functions – are at the heart of government effectiveness. They translate political direction into the policies and programmes that keep citizens healthy, safe, and economically productive. In order to do so, however, they need to have both the right skills and institutional support to deploy them effectively. This paper summarises insights from a recently completed project that addressed this challenge. First, the paper identifies four leadership capabilities that are necessary to respond to complex policy challenges: values-based leadership, open inclusion, organisational stewardship, and networked collaboration. Second, the paper outlines a model for assessing senior civil service systems, i.e. the policies, processes and tools needed to develop these capabilities and support leaders in using them. The paper concludes with recommendations to help governments take a systematic approach to the development and management of their public service leaders.
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Field: Public Administration
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