
Curricular Supplements:
Breaking Barriers in Public Service
Diversity in Public Service:
Leadership for the Public Service:
Stepping up. A framework for public sector leadership on sustainability
by Anna Birney, Helen Clarkson, Peter Madden, Jonathan Porritt, Ben Tuxworth
This guide sets out the agenda for an organisation wishing to lead on sustainability, and illustrates the kinds of action required, drawing on case studies from around the world. It also sets out a nine-point plan that a public sector organisation aspiring to leadership can follow.
Source: Forum for the Future
Motivation for the Public Service:
The Price of Freedom: Americans at War
Learning Resources, National Museum of American History
Why Motivation Matters in Public Sector Innovation
by Jo Casebourne 2014
These literatures give key insights on how to harness intrinsic motivation to encourage public sector innovation. It is know that public servants draw on intrinsic motivations in their work and that what drives them is a mix of altruism and more self–interested motives. It is know that innovation is more linked to intrinsic than to extrinsic motivations.
Source: NESTA (NESTA is a registered charity in the England and Wales)
