Cross-agency leadership

The Government has called on government agencies to organise themselves in a way that makes their services more accessible to New Zealanders. We must be leaders in our field and work collaboratively to make a bigger difference. This approach requires us to change the way we think about the public sector, including the way we deliver services. It calls for strong leadership from sector agencies and their chief executives.

This is the first time we have included the Ministry of Social Development’s leadership role across the social sector in the Statement of Intent. We are developing ways of measuring our leadership effectiveness with our social sector partners. We will build on this in the next year.

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