Leaving the comfort zone: Difficult issues in public sector reform - Jarislowsky Chair in Public Sector Management

1.0Jarislowsky Chair in Public Sector Managementhttps://secteur-public-sector.ca/enjarislowsky_vzfcrxhttps://secteur-public-sector.ca/en/author/jarislowsky_vzfcrx/Leaving the comfort zone: Difficult issues in public sector reform - Jarislowsky Chair in Public Sector Managementrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="wzs2SaEQuV"><a href="https://secteur-public-sector.ca/en/leaving-the-comfort-zone/">Leaving the comfort zone: Difficult issues in public sector reform</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://secteur-public-sector.ca/en/leaving-the-comfort-zone/embed/#?secret=wzs2SaEQuV" width="600" height="338" title="“Leaving the comfort zone: Difficult issues in public sector reform” — Jarislowsky Chair in Public Sector Management" data-secret="wzs2SaEQuV" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://secteur-public-sector.ca/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://secteur-public-sector.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/aerial-view-no-border-e1724198694762.png1080541Much of the commentary on the public sector stays at the level of generalities. Exhortations to become more strategic, more inclusive, bolder in advice and better in delivery are impossible to contest. Too often, the discussion stops short of analyzing resistance or tradeoff among objectives. As in so many things, we are much better at diagnosis than agreeing on the remedies.