In my time at ONS, I’ve led some ambitious changes which have highlighted the fact that whilst crucial, change can sometimes be challenging. There are a few lessons I’ve learned along the way which I hope will help colleagues through managing change. Put people at the heart of change and put yourself in their shoes […]
Learn more on Lessons I’ve learned from managing changeAnalysts across the civil service face significant pressures to deliver demanding analysis at pace, which can get in the way of trying new things and making improvements to the way we work. In support of this year’s One Big Thing, Adrian Richards (HM Revenue & Customs) and Matt Gurden (Deputy Government Actuary) were joined by […]
Learn more on How to drive innovationMasuma Ahmed blogs about her experience on secondment to the BBC.
Learn more on Ensuring Trust – My secondment to the BBCWe really enjoyed our session at the 11th European Conference on Quality in Official Statistics (Q2024) conference in Estoril, Portugal (Greater Lisbon region). The Equality Data and Analysis Division in the Cabinet Office delivered a presentation on how we communicate the quality of ethnicity data. Here is a summary of our thinking. At the heart […]
Learn more on Communicating the quality of ethnicity data“On Friday 21 June 2024, the Government Social Research (GSR) profession came together to celebrate the work of social researchers across government. The day was a resounding success, with 560 delegates joining in person, 414 joining us online, and several members enjoying the day together via satellite venues in Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Newport. Professor Catherine […]
Learn more on Celebrating the GSR Conference 2024Megan Riddell blogs about her experience on secondment to the BBC.
Learn more on Finding ‘good’ numbers: my secondment to the BBCAnalysis in Government Month 2024 begins!
Learn more on Innovation starts here: Analysis in Government Month 2024Vikas Dhawan blogs about the development of the data strategy for the Office of Rail and Road (ORR).
Learn more on People-first approach: developing the data strategy for the Office of Rail and Road (ORR)Members of the Methodological Research Hub at the Office for National Statistics blog about their experience of working with an external partner to help them with their work to address missing data in administrative sources.
Learn more on How do you solve a problem like missing data?Ian Banda blogs about his experience of completing two apprenticeships to change his career path.
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