The essential objective of the Top of Mind research initiative is to provide public service leaders and other interested parties with a compendium and analysis of their colleagues’ perspectives and thus serve as a catalyst to share insights, lessons, and potential solutions. [...] The change initiatives, while ignoring the day job.” divide between the political component and the public service component must remain “Decentralized government can lead to better and the senior ranks of the PS must be able policy-making.” to give clear advice and guidance to ministers “Incapacity of centre to make timely, effective and their staff.” decisions.” “Cabinet processes are broken; de. [...] While executives did recognize areas of successes and causes for optimism—such as related to the pandemic and the resiliency of Canadian democratic institutions—the world they face combines an increasingly polarized society, questions of trust in governments, unprecedented crises and complexities, and the growing need to govern and collaborate across diverse jurisdictions and disparate stakeholder. [...] The majority reported that their colleagues are effective, and provide needed capacity and stability to their organizations; they have support from their superiors and the flexibility required to get results; and they bring the necessary expertise and qualifications to their positions. [...] The divide between the political component and the public service component must remain, and the senior ranks of the PS must be able to give clear advice and guidance to ministers and their staff.
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