The delivery of public value is a key measure for the public sector, requiring the management capability and the opportunity to create it.

The Honourable Tony Abbott, former Australian Prime Minister speaks to the participants of the QUT Public Sector Management Program on the idea of the public good, his achievements as Prime Minister and Australia’s place on the world stage.

Guest speaker, the Hon Tony Abbott AC, former Prime Minister of Australia, discusses his notable achievements and explores the topic of Public Value and the Future of Public Policy for Australia this session of the Public Sector Management discussion series.

To help build a high-performing, future-focused Queensland public sector, each year the Queensland Public Service Commission partners with QUT to offer one-for-one scholarships for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employees to undertake the highly regarded Public Sector Management Program (PSMP).

In this episode of the QUT ExecInsights podcast, The Honourable Kevin Rudd, former Prime Minister of Australia speaks about his achievements in public office, the importance of cooperative federalism and why a professional public service is vital to a high functioning nation.

The delivery of public value as a key measure for the public sector requires a rethinking of how public management education is underpinned with an explicit agenda to create the management capability and the opportunity to create public value.

The more we drive input into our thinking and decision models, the more possibilities and opportunities we can explore.

Strategy development can be onerous, mind-numbing and overly complex. Many of the tools and processes that are available are opaque and it can be challenging to connect the dots. But it doesn’t have to be that way and there are lots of proven tools and techniques to help…

They’re often unspoken, but you’d be mistaken for thinking that soft skills such as communication, listening and collaboration hold no relevance in today’s modern workplace.

QUT celebrated its largest ever Canberra Graduation 26 March, reflecting the Australian Public Sectors’ (APS) increasing investment in preparing staff for a rapidly advancing workplace that can deliver on its promises.