'I felt like the boy in short trousers': What’s it like to manage people who are decades older than you?
30 Mar HR

'I felt like the boy in short trousers': What’s it like to manage people who are decades older than you?

Taking on challenging leadership roles can be a quick progression route for younger civil servants, but the experience is not always easy. CSW gets the lowdown from officials who’ve been through it
by Susan Allott
Director's Cut: Michael Padfield on flexibility, the Horizon scandal and confusing journalists
08 May HR
Director's Cut: Michael Padfield on flexibility, the Horizon scandal and confusing journalists
Director's Cut: Elisabeth Cuthbertson and Lucy Ryan on job-sharing, agility and the importance of trust
27 Apr HR
Director's Cut: Elisabeth Cuthbertson and Lucy Ryan on job-sharing, agility and the importance of trust
Shifts and ruptures: Heywood fellow on how the UK should respond to a changing global economic order
24 Apr Economics
Shifts and ruptures: Heywood fellow on how the UK should respond to a changing global economic order
Perm Sec Round-Up: Sir Jeremy Heywood, Cabinet Secretary, 2012
21 Dec 2012 Digital, Data & Technology
Perm Sec Round-Up: Sir Jeremy Heywood, Cabinet Secretary, 2012
Interview: Alun Evans
21 Dec 2012 Communications
Interview: Alun Evans

As director of the Scotland Office, Alun Evans is in charge of Whitehall’s efforts to keep Scotland in the United Kingdom. Joshua Chambers meets the man coordinating a vast campaign encompassing most departments
Perm Sec Round-Up: Jon Thompson, 2012
19 Dec 2012 Foreign Affairs
Perm Sec Round-Up: Jon Thompson, 2012

Jon Thompson

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence
Perm Sec Round-Up: Jonathan Stephens, 2012
19 Dec 2012 Culture
Perm Sec Round-Up: Jonathan Stephens, 2012

Jonathan Stephens

Permanent Secretary, Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Perm Sec Round-Up: Professor Nigel Shadbolt, 2012
19 Dec 2012 Commercial
Perm Sec Round-Up: Professor Nigel Shadbolt, 2012

Professor Nigel Shadbolt

UK Open Data Adviser; Chairman and Co-Founder of the Open Data Institute
Perm Sec Round-Up: Jonathan Rees, 2012
19 Dec 2012 HR
Perm Sec Round-Up: Jonathan Rees, 2012

Jonathan Rees

Director General, Government Equalities Office
Perm Sec Round-Up: Richard Heaton, 2012
19 Dec 2012 Finance
Perm Sec Round-Up: Richard Heaton, 2012

Richard Heaton

Permanent Secretary and First Parliamentary Counsel, Cabinet Office
Perm Sec Round-Up: Philip Rutnam, 2012
19 Dec 2012 Digital, Data & Technology
Perm Sec Round-Up: Philip Rutnam, 2012

Philip Rutnam

Permanent Secretary, Department for Transport
Perm Sec Round-Up: Chris Wormald, 2012
19 Dec 2012 Education
Perm Sec Round-Up: Chris Wormald, 2012

Chris Wormald

Permanent Secretary, Department for Education
Perm Sec Round-Up: David Pitchford, 2012
19 Dec 2012 Project Delivery
Perm Sec Round-Up: David Pitchford, 2012

David Pitchford

Executive Director, Major Projects Authority
Perm Sec Round-Up: Bronwyn Hill, 2012
19 Dec 2012 Energy & Environment
Perm Sec Round-Up: Bronwyn Hill, 2012

Bronwyn Hill

Permanent Secretary, Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Perm Sec Round-Up: Una O'Brien, 2012
19 Dec 2012 Health & Social Care
Perm Sec Round-Up: Una O'Brien, 2012

Una O'Brien

Permanent Secretary, Department of Health
Perm Sec Round-Up: Dr Malcolm McKibbin, 2012
19 Dec 2012 Economy
Perm Sec Round-Up: Dr Malcolm McKibbin, 2012

Dr Malcolm McKibbin

Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service
Perm Sec Round-Up: Mark Lowcock, 2012
19 Dec 2012 Foreign Affairs
Perm Sec Round-Up: Mark Lowcock, 2012

Permanent Secretary, Department for International Development
Perm Sec Round-Up: Derek Jones, 2012
19 Dec 2012 Economy
Perm Sec Round-Up: Derek Jones, 2012

Permanent Secretary of Welsh Government
Perm Sec Round-Up: Lin Homer, 2012
19 Dec 2012 Economy
Perm Sec Round-Up: Lin Homer, 2012

Lin Homer

Chief Executive, HM Revenue and Customs
Perm Sec Round-Up: John Hirst, 2012
19 Dec 2012
Perm Sec Round-Up: John Hirst, 2012

John Hirst

Chief Executive, Met Office
Perm Sec Round-Up: Sir Paul Jenkins, 2012
19 Dec 2012 Finance
Perm Sec Round-Up: Sir Paul Jenkins, 2012

Sir Paul Jenkins

HM Procurator-General, Treasury Solicitor and Head of the Government Legal Service, Treasury Solicitor’s Department
Permanent Secretaries' Round-Up 2012
19 Dec 2012 Leadership
Permanent Secretaries' Round-Up 2012

The 2012 Permanent Secretaries' Round-Up
Perm Sec Round-Up: Sir Bob Kerslake, Head of the Civil Service, 2012
19 Dec 2012 Leadership
Perm Sec Round-Up: Sir Bob Kerslake, Head of the Civil Service, 2012

Sir Bob Kerslake

Head of the Civil Service and Permanent Secretary, Department for Communities and Local Government
Perm Sec Round-Up: Ursula Brennan, 2012
19 Dec 2012 Digital, Data & Technology
Perm Sec Round-Up: Ursula Brennan, 2012

Ursula Brennan

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice
Perm Sec Round-Up: Robert Devereux, 2012
19 Dec 2012 Economy
Perm Sec Round-Up: Robert Devereux, 2012

Robert Devereux

Permanent Secretary, Department for Work and Pensions
Perm Sec Round-Up: Martin Donnelly, 2012
19 Dec 2012 Economy
Perm Sec Round-Up: Martin Donnelly, 2012

Martin Donnelly

Permanent Secretary, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Perm Sec Round-Up: Simon Fraser, 2012
19 Dec 2012 Economy
Perm Sec Round-Up: Simon Fraser, 2012

Simon Fraser

Permanent Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office