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CMI calls for greater skills amongst ministers

1 November 2011

Responding to the new report from the Public Administration Select Committee, the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) has called on the government to heed the Committee's call for greater commitment to developing the skills of ministers.

Petra Wilton, CMI director of policy and research, said:

"At present, ministers find themselves in positions of extreme management responsibility, without the support for skills development that leaders in our best companies benefit from. The recommendations of PASC in the last Parliament looked at simple measures – systematic training, mentoring, coaching and assessment of ministers, along with better inductions – that would provide a grounding in some of the basics of good management and leadership, which can still be lacking in the complex world of government.

"With a coalition presenting new management challenges, and the government committed to major changes in public services, a focus on management and leadership skills – both in government and across the civil service – will be vital to our national success. It's the effectiveness of ministers that counts, not simply their number."



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