The Voice of Managers: 2012 National Consultations

In 2012, the National Managers' Community (NMC) held a series of consultations with over 200 managers across the country. We asked them questions related to six themes: performance management, engagement, communication, pride and recognition, mental health, and changing and competing priorities.

Dialogue with Senior Officials Report, May 2012

The National Managers’ Community (NMC) held a "Dialogue with Senior Officials" session as part of its annual professional development forum held in May 2012 in Winnipeg. This is the fifth consecutive year the dialogue format was used to facilitate discussion between managers and deputy ministers.

Nearly 1,100 delegates attended the forum, including managers, executives and aspiring leaders.

PSES 2011 – Managers: report by Statistics Canada, prepared for the NMC, May 2012

The Public Service Employee Survey (PSES) is an employee survey of all federal public servants. This unique initiative on People Management Excellence provides each and every employee an opportunity to provide input on employee engagement, leadership, workforce and workplace, and organizational culture conditions in their work units, their department or agency and the public service at large. In 2011, the survey was conducted between August 29 and October 7.

The purpose of this diagnostic report is to provide the National Managers’ Community with the key findings from the 2011 PSES for managers compared with their results in 2008 and also with the public service-wide results in 2011 and 2008. The diagnostic report is divided into themes based on the People Management Excellence Drivers Model. Questions were assigned to four themes: Employee Engagement (EMP), Workforce and Workplace (WWP), Organizational Culture (ORG), and Leadership (LEA). The Key Findings by Theme section primarily focuses on questions comprising the four themes and their sub themes, 2011-2008 comparisons, and interesting findings from new and modified questions.

E-Polling Results - NMC Forum – Winnipeg May 9, 20121

Dialogue with Senior Officials -Toronto, May 4, 2011

The National Managers’ Community (NMC) held a “Dialogue with Senior Officials” session as part of its Professional Development Forum held in May, 2011. This is the fourth time that a similar session is held, the last one having taken place at last year’s forum in Montreal.

Dialogue with Senior Officials - Montréal, March 3, 2010 - Report of the E-Polling Session

The National Managers’ Community (NMC) offered a three-hour session entitled Dialogue with Senior Officials as part of its two-and-a-half-day program at the 2010 Professional Development Forum. In the two previous forums, in Ottawa and Vancouver in 2007 and 2008 respectively, similar sessions were held, with the NMC and central agencies presenting significant findings and follow-up on key issues.

Voice and Influence – The Way Forward

A summary of research done over the past few years was presented at the NMC strategic planning session in March 2010. This information will be shared with senior officials and guide NMC efforts into the future.

NMC National Focus Groups 2009: A Review of the 2008 PSES Results

The National Managers’ Community analyzed data from the 2008 Public Service Employee Survey (PSES) that pertains to the management community. Then NMC held focus groups across the country to discuss the results. This is a summary of that activity.

Multigenerational Workplaces Forum: The Future of the Public Service (January 15-16, 2008) - Forum Report - PDF*
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The Multigenerational Workplaces Forum: The Future of the Public Service was held in Edmonton, Alberta on January 15-16, 2008. This unique event brought together 234 representatives from across 28 federal departments to explore, from a generational perspective, the opportunities and challenges facing the public service.

Dialogue with Senior Leaders , April 22, 2008 - Report of the E-Polling Session

The National Managers’ Community (NMC) 2008 Professional Development Forum offered, as part of the 3-day program, an "E-Polling Session" during which almost one thousand Federal Government Managers from across Canada gave their opinions on topics related to Public Service Renewal. The technology allowed instantaneous results and provided the basis for inquiry and discussion between Managers and a number of Senior Federal Government Leaders.

Report of the NMC Network Summit held September 23-24, 2008 in Ottawa

The National Managers’ Community (NMC) organized a Network Summit that was held from September 23 – 24th at the Minto Suite Hotel in Ottawa with the purpose of engaging Network and Community representatives in discussion about topics and issues of common interest, such as Public Service Renewal. Representatives from the following Networks and Communities were in attendance: National Managers Community (NMC); Regional Federal Councils (RFC); Federal Youth Network (FYN); Association of Professional Executives (APEX); Human Resources Council (HRC); Network of Advocates for PS Renewal; ADM Advisory Board (for the NMC); Canada School of Public Service (CSPS)

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