High quality traineeships: Identifying what works

http://www.apo.org.au/research/high-quality-traineeships-identifying-what-works
The research identifies a range of policy measures that could improve both the practice and image of traineeships. A good practice guide has also been developed to assist in ensuring that all traineeships are of equally high quality.

Source: Australian Policy Online

Fostering diversity in the public service / OECD Public Governance Committee

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The key question is how to build a public workforce that is of the adequate size to secure capacity, has the right competencies for the proper delivery of public services, and is representative of the population it serves. The issue of diversity focuses on the achievements and challenges OECD countries are facing to build a representative public service while at the same time guaranteeing a proper supply of skills and competencies required for service delivery.

Source: OECD GOV/PGC/PEM(2009)1/REV1

Goals Gone Wild: The Systematic Side Effects of Over-Prescribing Goal Setting

Harvard Business School Working Papers
Goal setting is one of the most replicated and influential paradigms in the management literature. In this article, we argue that the beneficial effects of goal setting have been overstated and that systematic harm caused by goal setting has been largely ignored.

Source: Docuticker