PHILOSOPHY FOR PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM Government's ...

More documents

Recommendations

Info

White Paper on Public Sector ReformThe reform in government agencies will be mission-driven. Each agency willbe required to develop a mission which is appropriate to the tasks it will have toundertake. This is vital since the nature, character and composition ofgovernment agencies have changed over time, and their missions must alwaysreflect the current status of the agency.The Mission Statement, among other things will -• serve as a source to inform staff, customers and stakeholders of theagency’s goals and intended accomplishments;• be a point of reference and help the agency to make consistent decisions,build unity, enhance communication, and generally integrate short termobjectives and long term goals;• form part of any framework for the transformation and success of eachagency.In developing mission statements, public sector managers will pose relevantquestions to elicit information regarding the operational and strategicmanagement concerns of the agency focusing on the functions and rationale forits continuance, its corporate objectives and on the strengths, weaknesses,opportunities and challenges it has to meet.This diagnostic exercise will help to re-define the purpose, direction and themission for the agency. It will also take into account its dynamic relationshipwith other institutions such as Non-governmental Organisations (NGO) andPrivate Voluntary Organisations (PVO) which may be competitors for the
White Paper on Public Sector Reformallocation of scarce resources.The prevalence of the NGO and PVO communities, together with overtpressures on government to privatise or commercialise some public sectorfunctions, should energise agencies into utilising a mission-driven approach, tobetter meet their stated goals.5:4.1 TEAM APPROACH TO MISSIONThe Mission Statement of each agency will be developed and tested through theuse of a team approach to the task. Top management will be responsible forthe final product, but staff at all levels are expected to play a part in itsformulation. A team approach will help the agency to:-• stimulate a feeling of ownership of the mission and sustain commitmentand loyalty to the agency’s direction;• encourage concerted action towards the accomplishment of goals andbuild staff morale by virtue of its involvement in shaping of the agency’sfuture;• open better channels of communication and de-emphasize the artificialdistinctions in the hierarchical structure, as total staff efforts will becombined to ensure success in the agency’s purpose.The mission, however, will not stand alone as a guarantee for success. It willbe supported by agency objectives which all staff find clear and well defined.More specifically, staff must know(i) what targets are set;(ii) what results are to be achieved, and
Page 1 and 2:
White Paper on Public Sector Reform
Page 3: White Paper on Public Sector Reform
Page 7 and 8: White Paper on Public Sector Reform
Page 104 and 105:
Page 106 and 107:
Page 108 and 109:
Page 110 and 111:
Page 112 and 113:
Page 114 and 115:
Page 116 and 117:
Page 118 and 119:
Page 120 and 121:
Page 122 and 123:
Page 124 and 125:
Page 126 and 127:
Page 128 and 129:
Page 130:
show all

PHILOSOPHY FOR PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM Government's ...

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?