Modernizing Government to Build State Capacity: talk to the Women’s Executive Leadership Development Program
October 27, 2026
Today I had the pleasure of speaking with federal public service leaders in the Canada School of Public Service's Executive Leadership Development Program for Women Leaders about what it takes to build a more capable federal public service. Drawing on my current research, I made the case that modernizing government is not primarily about technology, but about the systems, rules, talent and leadership that determine what the public service can actually deliver.