Charter for the Public Service: A Public Service Charter identifies components of a professional and effective public service. It establishes a general framework of guiding principles, policies and management mechanisms reflecting a common commitment of the public services of the Caribbean. It is intended to serve as a catalyst for the reform, modernisation and transformation of national public sector entities within the context of each country’s realities and priorities. Civil Service: The Civil Service refers to the body of officials who carry out functions of government under the direction and supervision of the Head of Government. Excluded in this definition are employees of state-owned enterprises, the army, the judiciary and the police who, together with civil servants, collectively constitute the public sector. Code of Conduct: A code of conduct contains the principles and values underlying good public administration for the public sector and provides consistent standards of conduct for all employees. Codes of conduct provide a framework for ethical culture within the sector. e-Government: The use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to improve the activities of public sector organisations. Ethics: Ethics is a system of moral principles. Ethics is concerned with what is good for individuals and society and is also described as moral philosophy. SOURCE: Extracted from the Implementation Guide for the Charter for Caribbean Public Services. Montserrat’s capital Plymouth — buried under volcanic material. (photo by F. Michael, CARICAD) Leadership during a crisis The Strategic Partnership among CARICAD, Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) and the Caribbean Leadership Project (CLP) came to the fore on Tuesday, July 11, 2017. The occasion was a webinar arranged and hosted by the CLP during which CARICAD’s Programme Specialist Franklyn Michael made the lead presentation. The focus of the presentation was leading during a crisis. Mr. Michael used the first four years of the volcanic crisis in Montserrat as the backdrop for the presentation. He used a framework that he had developed in 1995 shortly after the onset of volcanic activities as the foundation for his remarks. The framework is based on John Adair’s model for Action Centered leadership. Almost 100 persons across the region had registered for the webinar and at least 50 participated. TASK PLAN ORGANISE DIRECT CONTROL MANAGE TIME FOCUS ON THE FUTURE 10 TEAM VISION STRATEGY INVOLVEMENT COMMUNICATION MOTIVATION SYNERGY INDIVIDUAL SKILLS EXPECTATIONS INDIVIDUALITY THE HUMAN TOUCH DISCIPLINE OPPORTUNITIES
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