EP#123: Work with Purpose 2024: (un)wrapped
Work with Purpose: A podcast about the Australian Public SectorShow Notes
Join us in unpacking the best conversations of Work with Purpose in 2024 – from tips for human-centred design to understanding how the public sector can join hands in defence of Australia.
As the year comes to a close, we listen back to some of our fantastic 2024 Work with Purpose guests, reflecting on the sector’s most pressing challenges, innovative ideas, and inspiring stories.
Presented by David Pembroke, CEO of contentgroup, our guests give us many gifts – tips on reimagining leadership and collaboration, navigating workplace safety, ethical governance, and innovation, and designing better programs and policies with humans at the centre. We also return to learning about the most important tools for effective policymaking and the critical role of national security and defence. And finally, of course, we celebrate the stories of passion for public service past and present.
Key tips 1. Engage in diversity of thinking – involving them will be beneficial for you and the programs you’re designing. 2. To combat burnout, set boundaries around your workloads and encourage your team to do the same. 3. For the best results in policymaking, you need to understand the policy window – the right time and political will need to combine. 4. If you want to see change, you need to have uncomfortable conversations about your and others’ biases.
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