Why public sector leaders need to change their style
Leadership is multi-disciplinary in a post-virus world with greater demands for speed and transparency, argue Martin Stewart-Weeks, Simon Cooper and Tom Burton.
The art and practice of public sector leadership is rapidly changing. Leading with a growth mindset, leading as your authentic self, leading through change, leading with trust and integrity, fostering and growing talent, are all attributes of good transformational leaders.
But as Australia pivots into a vaccinated world, we argue there is a need for governments to embrace a new style of multi-disciplinary leadership we describe as five-dimensional (5D) leadership.
Martin Stewart-WeeksIndependent digital adviserMartin Stewart-Weeks is a former public servant, ministerial adviser and an independent adviser working at the intersection of policy, public management, innovation and technology. He is co-author of Are We There Yet ? a text on digital change. Connect with Martin on Twitter. Email Martin at martinsw@publicpurpose.com.au
Simon CooperDigital Government Leader, DeloitteSimon Cooper is a digital transformation in government partner at Deloitte specialising in customer-focused strategy, experience design and digital delivery. He is co-author of ‘Are We There Yet?’ a book on digital change. Connect with Simon on Twitter. Email Simon at simcooper@deloitte.com.au
Tom BurtonGovernment editorTom Burton was government editor at The Australian Financial Review.
