Digital Issue 11
Digital Issue 11, Oct 2023
ETHOS Digital Issue 11
How can the Public Service respond to the constraints of a challenging global environment? What can we do to reprioritise our work and make better use of limited resources, including our officers’ time, energies and commitment? Find out more in this digital edition of ETHOS, featuring views from Permanent Secretary Chng Kai Fong, ILOD researchers Ashley Aw and Amos Law, and ILOD principal consultant Eileen Wong, with Thijs Willems in conversation.
Editorial
by Alvin PangHow can the Public Service respond to the constraints of a challenging global environment? What can we do to reprioritise our work and make better use of limited resources, including our officers’ time, energies and commitment? Find out more in this digital edition of ETHOS, featuring views from Permanent Secretary Chng Kai Fong, as well as ILOD researchers Ashley Aw, Amos Law and Eileen Wong, with Thijs Willems in conversation.
Opinion: Sharpening the Public Service
by Chng Kai FongNew tech tools and resource discipline can help us free up time and resources for more thoughtful public sector work: but a cultural shift is needed.
Pro Tips: Mindful Prioritisation
by Ashley AwCommitting to one meaningful change at a time is more effective than trying to accomplish too many things at once.
Addressing Tensions in Prioritising Work
by Amos LawHow can we balance the need to refocus work efforts while committing to and persevering on long-term work goals?
Rethinking Hybrid Work Design: Insights from Ethnography
by Eileen Wong and Thijs WillemsCloser study of how people actually behave in different organisational contexts could shed light on better ways to navigate—and shape—today’s fast-changing work cultures.