Four ways public servants can overcome mindsets of 'dinosaur' management

A former union president provides some strategies for how lower level government employees can create change from the bottom up.

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What can the lower ranks (directors and below) do to help bring the public service into the 21st century?

We take pride in serving Canadians, but are constantly held back by outdated mindsets of dinosaur management (director generals and up) and decisions that don’t reflect how modern workplaces operate.

How can we push for meaningful change from the bottom up, as the Public Service Employment Survey alo