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he Role of Departmental Secretaries - Whole Book (2.3 MB)
- Responsibilities of secretaries
- Know and pace yourself: personal style and time allocation
- Know the boss: working with and supporting the minister
- Know the real boss: support to the Prime Minister and the whole of government
- The lion’s den: respecting and working with the Parliament
- It’s lonely at the top: management of the agency
- The art of persuasion: management of the portfolio
- Juggling the players: working with external stakeholders
- Fourth estate or fifth column? Working with the media
- Dead poet society duties: promoting APS values and contributing to APS capability
- Secretaries’ personal development, support and performance assessment
- Inside or outside the tent: the role of the Public Service Commissioner
- Some conclusions
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