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Positive narratives about the public sector

The purpose of the Find & Enlarge initiative has been to learn from the many things that work well. Brave, energetic and committed people in the public sector create results every single day, and we believe that gets too little attention.

Duo management in practice: How Hvidovre Municipality strengthens cooperation

In Hvidovre, the elderly and the cultural and leisure sectors have cultivated collaboration through concrete, short-term initiatives on volunteerism and communities for older citizens together with the municipality's association actors, e.g. the Senior-friendly City

Inspiration for Local Tripartite: Co-creation Success Depends on Seven Governance Factors

Targeted management of local co-creation is the way to green transition, write researchers from the project GOGREEN, who, on the basis of case studies in 28 countries, identify seven structural factors

Can 2025 make democracy alive again?

There are many opportunities to raise voting percentages, but it takes effort. That we dare to rethink the way municipalities and regions support elections in Denmark

The cooperation in Storkøbing Municipality is cracking. It can and must be improved

Much local politics is about cooperation and common sense, but local politicians are democratically elected to disagree, and local politics is therefore, quite legitimately, also about conflict and diversity.

Create a clear strategy — and free up time

Leaders who are precise in their conveyance of vision, mission, and strategy may have found the key to success. Read here why a clear vision, mission, and strategy are essential, how to develop them, and access a simple glossary of key terms

Track & Fan: New and Promising Actions Using Spur Evaluation

It is a good idea to track and fan what works in the public sector. Then others can learn from it and get inspiration for new thinking. But we need to be as confident as possible that what we have found is having a positive effect.

Politician forum: Christiansborg should have trust representatives to ensure proper working conditions for politicians

There are plenty of wild problems that call for political leadership, where politicians set a clear direction and point out good and creative solutions. But how do we ensure our elected politicians burn through without burning out

Dear employee: Get involved in the strategy work

Employees play a crucial and central role in strategy work at work. Their active participation and commitment is essential to ensure that the strategy not only remains on the management board, but becomes a common concern.

Can we act towards greener attitudes?

Smukfest has shown the way in 2022 and is now expanding to the festival in 2023. Between tent pegs and empty cans, we can find thought and inspiration for climate action.

Do you, as a top manager, stand in the way of the strategy being realized?

The Pygmalion effect or Rosenthal effect describes the psychological phenomenon that the greater the belief and positive expectations one has of a person, the better they function — the opposite is also true!

Strategy realization takes over where implementation falls short

Strategy cannot be realized in a rigorous chronological process. The idea of the classical implementation is no longer out of date.

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