by Georgie Smith | Oct 14, 2024 | Public Servants, Decay©, Formula of Decay©, White Paper
“Deadwood”. Nasty term, isn’t it? But the term survives, because the pain is real. We all recognise deadwood energy when we see it. The grump. The malcontent. The toxic one. The blocker. The slacker… As leaders, we’ve been led to believe that it’s people who are...
by Georgie Smith | Sep 2, 2024 | TEDx Talk, Public Servants
The article was initially published in The Mandarin on August 29, 2024. Public service staff are burning out at speed. This topic was discussed widely at The Mandarin’s recent Rebuilding Public Service Trust and Integrity conference, which I attended in Melbourne....
by Georgie Smith | Sep 2, 2024 | Public Servants
There are big ole changes surging all around us – lab grown food, electric cars, trans rights, internet of things, the gig economy, quiet quitting… the world you hand to your grandkids will barely resemble the one being handed to you. Old ways of doing things...
by Georgie Smith | Jun 9, 2024 | Public Servants
Being in government is the hardest (paid) job most of us will ever have. I know this, very well, because I’ve been in and out of government for most of my career. I was raised in a government family. I’ve been living and breathing the public sector since before...
