Co Editor of Civil Service Worldhttps://bsky.app/profile/suzannahb.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/suzannahb.bsky.social/post/3melgasvh322aWomen following with a bucket...or glass cliffs in action? @cmenashejones.bsky.social explored the glass cliff phenomenon as part of wider research on women leaders in government. She wrote about it for us here: https://www.civilserviceworld.com/in-depth/article/what-do-senior-women-leaders-wish-they-could-tell-their-younger-selves [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Feb 2026 11:55 +0000at://did:plc:2lu3z2pplqieexdlbdvoptmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3melgasvh322ahttps://bsky.app/profile/suzannahb.bsky.social/post/3mel3nssvi22uGreat analysis here on the need for more visible leadership, and the damage done by dismissing a cabinet secretary in the wake of a political crisis. If Wormald does leave in the near future, a big job ahead for his successor to restore confidence in the role and the civil service [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Feb 2026 08:46 +0000at://did:plc:2lu3z2pplqieexdlbdvoptmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mel3nssvi22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/suzannahb.bsky.social/post/3lzgnfrfs4k2cCan a civil service career be creative? Loved interviewing Sherin Aminossehe for the latest @civilserviceworld.bsky.social podcast - we discuss her new book, swapping the private sector for the MoD, and the endless possibilities of working with public sector spaces https://open.spotify.com/episode/0WACqBnbZtuRJMrZlgV6hc?si=-pu53LE-Sm2GBk_XycxHyg22 Sep 2025 14:43 +0000at://did:plc:2lu3z2pplqieexdlbdvoptmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzgnfrfs4k2chttps://bsky.app/profile/suzannahb.bsky.social/post/3ltlz4j72pk2dAll set for our final webinar before the summer - with @jo3hill.bsky.social and @gracewyld.bsky.social looking back on a year of Labour administration and discussing the impact of mission-based government on the civil service. You can watch us here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oXtQOINWdBU10 Jul 2025 09:25 +0000at://did:plc:2lu3z2pplqieexdlbdvoptmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltlz4j72pk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/suzannahb.bsky.social/post/3lsy2wretxk2zIntrigued by this in newly-published OECD research around how public in different countries perceive societal risks. Suggests the UK public are more open to migration than the OECD average, more keen on UBI, but less keen on investing in skills Full report: https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/more-effective-social-protection-for-stronger-economic-growth_621346c8-en/united-kingdom_bfde1444-en.html02 Jul 2025 11:04 +0000at://did:plc:2lu3z2pplqieexdlbdvoptmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsy2wretxk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/suzannahb.bsky.social/post/3lsxwztelys2jProblems with the structure/support for Starmer in No.10 clearly remain, does it all stem to them not knowing or caring enough about what that structure should or could look like? He assumed the support he had as DPP or LOTO would just scale up? [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Jul 2025 09:54 +0000at://did:plc:2lu3z2pplqieexdlbdvoptmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsxwztelys2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/suzannahb.bsky.social/post/3lrdw4lczic2sSome quick reactions to the Spending Review. Darren Jones told @instituteforgovernment.org.uk in March that mission boards were making s)ubmissions which would be negotiated alongside departmental settlements. I can't see any sign of those today.11 Jun 2025 17:19 +0000at://did:plc:2lu3z2pplqieexdlbdvoptmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrdw4lczic2shttps://bsky.app/profile/suzannahb.bsky.social/post/3lrdv6nsdjs2jIf you don't already get the @civilserviceworld.bsky.social newsletter you missed an excellent line up this afternoon- we ferreted through the SR documents to find the bits which matter for civil servants. Subscribe now and make sure you don't miss our follow-ups over the rest of this week11 Jun 2025 17:03 +0000at://did:plc:2lu3z2pplqieexdlbdvoptmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrdv6nsdjs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/suzannahb.bsky.social/post/3lmywcutyt224{I would like to be clear I am not anti-AI and welcome our robot overlords etc} I'm working on a new series profiling innovation in the civil service. I would love to speak with anyone doing something innovative that does NOT involve AI - any suggestions or connections please?17 Apr 2025 10:43 +0000at://did:plc:2lu3z2pplqieexdlbdvoptmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmywcutyt224https://bsky.app/profile/suzannahb.bsky.social/post/3lmytwbmlcc2pThis thread combines two of my favourite things - management advice for officials and out of print books to add to my wonkish collection [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Apr 2025 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:2lu3z2pplqieexdlbdvoptmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmytwbmlcc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/suzannahb.bsky.social/post/3llbvvgzco22uEnjoying how the OBR is dealing with its obligation to assume fuel duty rises which have not materialised in over a decade (See also the memo they now include, mentioned in @sfrost.bsky.social's thread) [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Mar 2025 13:39 +0000at://did:plc:2lu3z2pplqieexdlbdvoptmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3llbvvgzco22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/suzannahb.bsky.social/post/3lkv2dolk322lLoved joining this discussion - Hannah and Max both have excellent insight, and I start a Pat McFadden fan club... [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Mar 2025 10:54 +0000at://did:plc:2lu3z2pplqieexdlbdvoptmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkv2dolk322lhttps://bsky.app/profile/suzannahb.bsky.social/post/3lkb5dtobxs2qFascinating for the FOI implications rather than his use of ChatGPT which seems pretty much what you'd expect a tech minister to do with it. Worth reading in full as @stokel.bsky.social has delved into those FOI implications as well as Kyle's prompts [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Mar 2025 12:54 +0000at://did:plc:2lu3z2pplqieexdlbdvoptmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkb5dtobxs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/suzannahb.bsky.social/post/3lh7wlfsevk2vTickled by this description of aubergine in a 1980s vegetarian cookbook02 Feb 2025 21:05 +0000at://did:plc:2lu3z2pplqieexdlbdvoptmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh7wlfsevk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/suzannahb.bsky.social/post/3lgv4s5loq22cAgree. Seems a good day to repost this book review with its reminder that other innovation models are available https://www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/article/book-review-neil-lee-innovation-for-the-masses [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Jan 2025 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:2lu3z2pplqieexdlbdvoptmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgv4s5loq22c