https://padlet.com/damienteong/FCRecessPart2 Made with love en-us 2020-05-04 07:24:15 UTC 2020-09-15 06:47:00 UTC hello@padlet.com https://media0.giphy.com/media/asbP3eIpTXlxS/giphy.gif damienteong https://padlet.com/damienteong/FCRecessPart2/wish/548366244 In your breakout rooms, share what you might have already learnt about:
1) Navigating the public service system.
2) Engaging and managing internal and external stakeholders
3) Building and leveraging on formal and informal networks
4) Working effectively in teams.
(Remember to write your names on the top of the post)]]> 2020-05-04 07:24:15 UTC https://padlet.com/damienteong/FCRecessPart2/wish/548366244 https://padlet.com/damienteong/FCRecessPart2/wish/551024520 The civil service 
is always about picking 
the low hanging fruit]]> 2020-05-05 04:04:05 UTC https://padlet.com/damienteong/FCRecessPart2/wish/551024520 https://padlet.com/damienteong/FCRecessPart2/wish/551027325 Leveraging scale 
efficiencies by co-op-
-erating in teams]]> 2020-05-05 04:07:16 UTC https://padlet.com/damienteong/FCRecessPart2/wish/551027325 https://padlet.com/damienteong/FCRecessPart2/wish/551028812 friends get you far but 
enemies get you further
networks are good pls]]> 2020-05-05 04:09:14 UTC https://padlet.com/damienteong/FCRecessPart2/wish/551028812 https://padlet.com/damienteong/FCRecessPart2/wish/551029644 by leveraging 
on formal and informal 
networks of peer groups]]> 2020-05-05 04:09:29 UTC https://padlet.com/damienteong/FCRecessPart2/wish/551029644 https://padlet.com/damienteong/FCRecessPart2/wish/551032009 2020-05-05 04:12:21 UTC https://padlet.com/damienteong/FCRecessPart2/wish/551032009 https://padlet.com/damienteong/FCRecessPart2/wish/551032236 External stakeholders come with an idea of what the government can/ should do, these are expectations that should be managed. 
Making clear our resources and limitations, that we are a separate team (ie. not representing the govt).]]> 2020-05-05 04:12:36 UTC https://padlet.com/damienteong/FCRecessPart2/wish/551032236 https://padlet.com/damienteong/FCRecessPart2/wish/551035613 Positioning as a separate study group vs being taken seriously]]> 2020-05-05 04:15:18 UTC https://padlet.com/damienteong/FCRecessPart2/wish/551035613 https://padlet.com/damienteong/FCRecessPart2/wish/551035700 2020-05-05 04:15:21 UTC https://padlet.com/damienteong/FCRecessPart2/wish/551035700 https://padlet.com/damienteong/FCRecessPart2/wish/551035962 Turf-guarding is not insurmountable, work towards the similar end-goal.]]> 2020-05-05 04:15:41 UTC https://padlet.com/damienteong/FCRecessPart2/wish/551035962 https://padlet.com/damienteong/FCRecessPart2/wish/551036001 Progress in the project has been unexpected to say the least. Process has been an exercise in navigating CS dynamics, managing stakeholder expectations, and yet delivering results. Also about marshaling support and converging on diverging views, traversing ‘boundaries’ and recognizing unspoken/unseen pain-points]]> 2020-05-05 04:15:45 UTC https://padlet.com/damienteong/FCRecessPart2/wish/551036001 https://padlet.com/damienteong/FCRecessPart2/wish/551036197 2020-05-05 04:15:59 UTC https://padlet.com/damienteong/FCRecessPart2/wish/551036197 https://padlet.com/damienteong/FCRecessPart2/wish/551036315 2020-05-05 04:16:09 UTC https://padlet.com/damienteong/FCRecessPart2/wish/551036315 https://padlet.com/damienteong/FCRecessPart2/wish/551036638 2020-05-05 04:16:34 UTC https://padlet.com/damienteong/FCRecessPart2/wish/551036638 https://padlet.com/damienteong/FCRecessPart2/wish/551037020 Leveraging on mentors (SMP course-mates, sending out surveys)]]> 2020-05-05 04:17:03 UTC https://padlet.com/damienteong/FCRecessPart2/wish/551037020 https://padlet.com/damienteong/FCRecessPart2/wish/551037492 Cold-calling people works especially well during this period. ]]> 2020-05-05 04:17:35 UTC https://padlet.com/damienteong/FCRecessPart2/wish/551037492 https://padlet.com/damienteong/FCRecessPart2/wish/551039163 Formal networks get very quick responses, people tend to treat you more seriously. ]]> 2020-05-05 04:19:38 UTC https://padlet.com/damienteong/FCRecessPart2/wish/551039163 https://padlet.com/damienteong/FCRecessPart2/wish/551040013 do maintain contact
with mentor who has knowledge
much to learn we have]]> 2020-05-05 04:20:47 UTC https://padlet.com/damienteong/FCRecessPart2/wish/551040013 https://padlet.com/damienteong/FCRecessPart2/wish/551040131 2020-05-05 04:20:58 UTC https://padlet.com/damienteong/FCRecessPart2/wish/551040131 https://padlet.com/damienteong/FCRecessPart2/wish/551040613 For more holistic picture, need to talk to both Dirs and staff.

]]> 2020-05-05 04:21:37 UTC https://padlet.com/damienteong/FCRecessPart2/wish/551040613 https://padlet.com/damienteong/FCRecessPart2/wish/551041169 External stakeholders may be more frank about their experience (perception is that internal stakeholders seem constrained by the line that they have to hold). However, there is also a sense that some external stakeholders may be fatigued because they have the view that they have to "talk to Government again" and give their views.

]]> 2020-05-05 04:22:18 UTC https://padlet.com/damienteong/FCRecessPart2/wish/551041169 https://padlet.com/damienteong/FCRecessPart2/wish/551042118 Can use informal networks and use friends' circles; cold calls/e-mails also work when phrased properly.]]> 2020-05-05 04:23:33 UTC https://padlet.com/damienteong/FCRecessPart2/wish/551042118 https://padlet.com/damienteong/FCRecessPart2/wish/551042561 2020-05-05 04:24:10 UTC https://padlet.com/damienteong/FCRecessPart2/wish/551042561 https://padlet.com/damienteong/FCRecessPart2/wish/551042725 Team Charter acts as a context provider, and is not a document that the teams actively refer to. ]]> 2020-05-05 04:24:23 UTC https://padlet.com/damienteong/FCRecessPart2/wish/551042725