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Political Science Commentary & Opinion

Profession

Public Servant

by (author) Ruth Hubbard

Publisher
Les Presses de l'Université d'Ottawa/University of Ottawa Press
Initial publish date
Nov 2021
Category
Commentary & Opinion, Essays, Comparative Politics

  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780889701304
    Publish Date
    Nov 2021
    List Price
    $17.95

  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780776638553
    Publish Date
    Aug 2022
    List Price
    $18.95

  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780776638577
    Publish Date
    Aug 2022
    List Price
    $56.85

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Profession: Public Servant offers glimpses into the federal government’s corridors of power during a decade of profound change and underscores the importance of learning for individuals, groups, and organizations in today’s fast-paced world. It sets out a former deputy minister’s take on the “burden of office” of the role and in the difficulties of staying out of one ditch—excessive concern with safeguarding a few key principles—without sliding into another—being too anxious to please or too tempted to put personal interests first. The story emphasizes the constructive contribution of experience and imagination, especially when it is enriched by on-the-job reflection.

About the author

Ruth Hubbard is a senior fellow at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs and the Centre on Governance at the University of Ottawa, and a senior partner of INVENIRE. She is the author of Profession: Public servant (INVENIRE Press, 2009) and co-author of Gomery's Blinders and Canadian Federalism (University of Ottawa Press, 2007).

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