The president of France’s Grand-Est region has introduced a new resource for managers: a management training school. The curriculum, which was co-designed and prototyped by regional employees, is available to some 900 managers. It’s organised around four main subject areas: meaning and values; stances and skills; potential and development; and innovation and disruption.

Using the COVID-19 crisis as a learning opportunity to help introduce a culture of effective leadership: that was the challenge taken up by the UK’s Civil Service Talent office this year. They recently launched Leadership in Action, a new model that sets out eight attributes of great leadership, covering behaviours, experience, knowledge, and the importance of building agile teams with the right mix of skills.

Recognising the digital literacy gaps that still exist and the rapid pace of technology change, the Belgian federal government recently partnered with ADM, the country’s leading user community. Civil servants now enjoy free access to all of ADM’s professionally led activities, workshops and speaking events.