THE FUTURE OF MANAGEMENT
The public sector provides both an ideal yet challenging environment for sustaining adaptability. As a sector where Machinery of Government changes are common, it needs to become more strategic in the three drivers The final challenge Hamel addresses is that of reinventing management for the 21st century. Take on a challenge, perhaps even having the courage to take on something bigger than best practice and do it with passion. As Hamel says, “life is too short for inconsequential problems”. But in order to do this effectively, we must first challenge our management dogmas. As with any change, it usually takes a crisis for us to develop a clear change agenda. It is the fear of change, which drives the inertia of innovative management and without change whole organisations are held hostage to the past. There comes a point where new issues cannot be solved with old principles. New management principles need to be developed. Therefore, experimentation needs to become part of the culture as, if innovation is treated as a project, it will run out of steam, as opposed to integrating it as part of the culture. The challenge for the public sector is therefore to re-write the DNA of organisations as we move into the 21st Century. The key to this is building resilience through a sense of purpose and meaning for managers and increasing their skills in developing their people. IPAA Queensland plays a key role in the development of managers in the 21st century. The Practical People Management Program (PPMP) is a five day program that focuses on building the confidence and capabilities of managers so that organisations can get a head start on the future by building tomorrow’s best practices today. Vi-Mary Hartridge specialises in individual, team and organisational development. Her extensive experience and expertise in developing leaders for the future makes her one of Queensland’s most sought after facilitators. She is one of the principal facilitators with the IPAA Queensland PPMP program which can be tailored to suit individual agency requirements.
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS The latest to join the IPAA Queensland family Usha Adams Queensland Health Gwen Baskerville Queensland Transport
Miranda Simpson Dept of Tourism, Regional Development & Industry Lee Spano
Bron Ferguson Legal Aid Queensland
Yvette Teoh Queensland Police Service
George Fletcher Piper Alderman
Ken Wilkinson Dept of Communities
Michael Fritschi Astute Management Consulting Pty Ltd
Stephanie Wood Godwin Wood Consulting P/L
Wendy Gilbert Dept of Education, Training & the Arts
John Woolnough Dept Of Education, Training & The Arts
Damian Green PricewaterhouseCoopers Diane Henderson Dept of Education, Training & the Arts Mary Iwanko Queensland Rail Ltd Ross Konowalenko Queensland Police Service Andrew Kriedemann Queensland Health Ross McLeish Optus Andrew McMicking Queensland Competition Authority Christopher Morrison Brisbane City Council Selena O’Neill Hudson Global Resources Chris Parminter Queensland Studies Authority Andrew Reid Banana Shire Council Derrick Sillence
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