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Public sector productivity

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Public sector productivity will be the buzzword for 2010 according to the IOD's "Big Picture".

The cry everywhere is "we need to do more for less".

Certainly there will be less resource available. Twenty two estimates of public sector productivity have been made in the last six years and 18 of them show falls. The most recent shows a drop of 3.4% between 1997 and 2007.

If the private sector growth had been matched the public purse would have been better off by £58bn!. Unit costs of public service output grew by 13.7% as compared for 1.3% for the whole economy.

Public sector feels ill-equipped to deliver the significant approaching change

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100

HR Magazine reports that business leaders in the public sector want to get more involved in the change agenda in their organisations, making people issues a top priority, but a quarter admit their organisation is poorly equipped to deal with change.

In fact, only 15% think their organisation is ‘very well equipped' for the inevitable changes ahead following the Government's proposed public sector cuts.

According to a report from Communications Management, based on a survey of 105 public sector CEOs and senior business leaders representing local government, central government, education and health, almost half (47%) see people issues such as low morale and redundancies as the biggest issue in their business.

Respondents cited structural change (including headcount) as their biggest change priority over the coming year (41%) - putting it above strategic policy change (28%).

But although 75% of those surveyed feel ‘broadly ready' for change, a quarter admitted they need ‘personal help' to even begin the change process. And a similar number (24%) said they need help ‘dealing with the impact of my own morale and those around me in having to implement redundancies'.

The survey found the biggest barriers to change to be poor internal communications (39%), lack of effective leadership (33%), lack of experience in change management (32%), lack of training (31%) and lack of clarity on the benefits of change to employees (25%).

MLI’s three pronged strategy of helping our clients to develop their organisation, people and HR capabilities makes us ideally placed to help. We have extensive experience of delivering such change – contact Geoff Atkinson for more information.

Andrew Mayo is new Patron of Al Tamimi Centre

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0100

MLI Director Andrew Mayo has become the Patron of the Al-Tamimi Centre for Development in Dubai.

Al-Tamimi is the largest professional law firm in the Gulf and is fully committed to developing its staff to the highest levels.

Andrew Mayo commented, "This firm is fast growing, international and highly principled in all its dealings - to be able to shape how it manages continuous learning and knowledge sharing is a real honour."

Read Al Tamimi’s press release.