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Title With the benefit of hindsight : valedictory reflections from departmental secretaries, 2004-11 / edited by John Wanna, Sam Vincent, Andrew Podger.

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Canberra : ANU E Press, 2012.

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Description	1 online resource
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Series	Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG)
	ANZSOG (Series)
Contents	Introduction / Andrew Podger and John Wanna -- Yes, minister : the privileged position of secretaries / Roger Beale -- My fortunate career and some parting remarks / Andrew Podger -- Performance management and the performance pay paradox / Allan Hawke -- Thirty-eight years toiling in the vineyard of public service / Ric Smith -- The last count -- the importance of official statistics to the democratic process / Dennis Trewin -- Balancing life at home and away in the Australian Public Service / Joanna Hewitt -- In the national interest / Peter Shergold -- Impressions, observations and lessons from a Canberra outsider / Robert Cornall -- An unlikely secretary : a boy from the outer agencies / Mark Sullivan -- As if for a thousand years: the challenges ahead for the APS / David Borthwick -- Reflections of an 'unabashed rationalist' / Peter Boxall -- Our custodial role for the quality of advisory relations at the centre of government / Patricia Scott -- A road less travelled -- reflecting on three professional pillars of support / Michael L'Estrange -- There's a telegram for you : fashioning Australia's unique model of public administration / Ken Matthews -- The opportunities, challenges and policy responses for the Australian economy / Ken Henry -- The boss in the yellow suit : leading service delivery reform / Lynelle Briggs -- The challenges for the public service in protecting Australia's democracy in the future / Terry Moran.
Summary	"This collection brings together the valedictory speeches and essays from a departing group of secretaries (and one or two other equivalent agency heads) who left the Australian Public Service between 2004 and 2011"--Abstract
Language	English.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references.
Subject	Civil service -- Australia -- Anecdotes.
	Australia -- Officials and employees -- Anecdotes.
	Australia -- Officials and employees.
	Australie -- Fonctionnaires.
	Australie -- Fonctionnaires -- Anecdotes.
	Civil defence.
	Defence strategy, planning and research.
	Society and social sciences Society and social sciences.
	Warfare and defence.
	BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Government & Business.
	Civil service
	Employees
	Australia https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39QbtfRv8PPH7gCqhkJ8DK8bM
Indexed Term	australia.
	civil service.
	officials.
	employees.
	anecdotes.
Genre/Form	Anecdotes
	Anecdotes.
	Anecdotes.
Added Author	Wanna, John.
	Vincent, Sam.
	Podger, A. S. (Andrew S.)
Other Form:	Print version: 9781921862731
ISBN	9781921862748 (electronic bk.)
	1921862742 (electronic bk.)
	9781921862731 (print version)
	1921862734 (print version)
Standard No.	10.26530/OAPEN_459792 doi
	459792
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