In his recent research, Jean-Nicolas Reyt, assistant professor of organizational behavior at McGill University, analyzed the language chief executive officers used in quarterly earnings calls with analysts and investors.
Digital transformation is crucial for any organization's survival in this day and age, and when thinking of technologically advanced industries, government would not be the first to come to mind. But Vancouver's chief technology officer Jessie Adcock is trying to erase the notion that public institutions can’t be innovative.
It’s no secret that governments move at a glacial pace when it comes to making decisions and adopting new technology, but the province of Ontario is hoping to change that with its new hire.
In 1998, the Ontario Public Service (OPS) laid out a new vision of government. At the heart of this vision was an organization that was customer-centred, focused on its core business, streamlined and integrated, and accountable for delivering results.