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The Role of Leadership in Driving Productivity: The Case of Botswana

BACKGROUND. For the past three decades, Botswana Public Service has enjoyed a high level political support in the implementation of reforms since the leadership saw the need to: -shift focus from concentrating on socio-economic development to developing strategies that increase delivery

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The Role of Leadership in Driving Productivity: The Case of Botswana

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    1. The Role of Leadership in Driving Productivity: The Case of Botswana Presented by: The Permanent Secretary to the President & Cabinet Secretary February 2007

    2. BACKGROUND For the past three decades, Botswana Public Service has enjoyed a high level political support in the implementation of reforms since the leadership saw the need to: - shift focus from concentrating on socio- economic development to developing strategies that increase delivery & productivity in the public service and accountability for results - adopt best practices in Managing the public sector

    3. THE NEED FOR PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT The Political leadership was under pressure to deliver its obligations prompted by the general outcry by the public due to: Poor service delivery Poor implementation of projects/programmes Low productivity levels Poor performance Resource constraints

    4. STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT IN SERVICE DELIVERY

    5. VISION 2016 PILLARS A Prosperous, Productive and Innovative Nation An Educated, Informed Nation A Compassionate, Just and Caring Nation An Open Democratic and Accountable Nation A Safe and Secure Nation A Moral and Tolerant Nation A United and Proud Nation

    6. NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN Government Blue Print for Development Government Strategic Plan aligned to the Manifesto A 6 year plan with mid term review

    8. Transformational Leadership

    9. INVESTING IN LEADERSHIP Critical success factor in transformation processes Leadership development Succession planning Best practices

    11. BENEFITS OF STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT

    13. Prosperous, Productive & Innovative Nation Pillar

    14. Prosperous, Productive & Innovative Nation Pillar

    18. COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO CONDUCTING GOVERNMENT BUSINESS

    19. 21 POINT AGENDA From the Vision 2016, NDP 9 and the ruling party manifesto, five key performance areas stand out as the ones our Public Service has to follow to connect with citizens and delight customers Reviews focus on this Agenda

    20. 21 POINT MANAGEMENT AGENDA

    21. 21 POINT AGENDA – Visionary Leadership

    22. 21 POINT AGENDA –Implementation and Coordination

    23. 21 POINT AGENDA - 21 POINT AGENDA

    24. 21 POINT AGENDA – Financial Management

    25. 21 POINT AGENDA – Information Management & Communication

    26. CHALLENGES Change in mindsets Resource constraints Collaboration and Coordination Involvement of the Parastatals Whether or not Parliament is holding the Public Executive accountable Pro-activeness of the Judiciary Risks of Non delivery

    27. THANK YOU

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