Phelps 2020 Public Sector Trend Check

Here are the top 3 trends that should be influencing your decision on who to work with when choosing your next human capital partner. Whether you are embarking on a search, seeking new ways to harness change management strategies or identifying and working with emerging talent, we have deep expertise to ensure your goals are not just met, but exceeded. 

Trend #1 Public sector organizations are continually faced with budget constraints, often needing to find new and creative ways to deliver results. 

Human Resource Implication:  Public sector leaders need to embrace digital transformation, adaptive approaches and remain agile in order to experiment, fail fast and adjust in order to keep moving the organization forward. 

Trend #2 Partnerships and collaboration are essential and are an effective way to improve outcomes and service delivery. 

Human Resources Implication: In order to make progress, the best public sector leaders are working together and ignoring traditional boundaries. This has changed their approach from ‘direct’ organisational leadership to ‘networked’ leadership.

Trend #3 Amplified complexity needs leadership styles that embrace uncertainty, ask the challenging questions, and don’t look for easy answers. 

Human Resource Implication:  Organizations require leaders who have risen through a technical or specialist route, who likely have a far broader set of skills and mindsets.