Digital Issue 11

ETHOS Digital Issue 11, October 2023

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 Pang

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, as well as ILOD researchers Ashley Aw, Amos Law and Eileen Wong, with Thijs Willems in conversation.

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Opinion: Sharpening the Public Service

by Chng Kai Fong

New 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.

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Pro Tips: Mindful Prioritisation

by Ashley Aw

Committing to one meaningful change at a time is more effective than trying to accomplish too many things at once.

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Addressing Tensions in Prioritising Work

by Amos Law

How can we balance the need to refocus work efforts while committing to and persevering on long-term work goals?

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Rethinking Hybrid Work Design: Insights from Ethnography

by Eileen Wong and Thijs Willems

Closer 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.

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