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Did you know? The health of your digestive system affects your food cravings, moods and sleep patterns. Why do you crave sweet foods or carbohydrates when you feel sad? That is because 2/3 of the serotonin ‘happy hormones’ come from cells in your digestive tract and not your brain. In this episode of CGE Radio Health Talk, J. Richard Jones welcomes back Shawn M. Nisbet, Registered Holistic Nutritionist, Yoga Teacher & Master Nordic Pole Walking Instructor, to talk about gut health. Tune in to learn more. Link to article: https://www.nutritionwithshawn.com/2017/01/17/digestion/

Personalized services, accessibility - Canadian citizens want more digital services from government. In this episode of CGE radio, J. Richard Jones speaks with Jason Buffone, Strategic Partner Ecosystems Leader, IBM Canada and Sandra Di Liddo, Alliance Director, IBM – KPMG Canada, about the challenges in delivering digital services and the opportunities. Plus, details about a special event, that you won't want to miss.

In this episode, Lori Turnbull and J. Richard Jones talk about the policy issues in this election year, like climate change and carbon tax. They address the perception that changes in government on the provincial level will impact the federal election. Is it going to be a majority or minority government? What are some of the factors that will affect the outcome of the general election? Factors like privacy, social media and integrity will play an important part in the lead up to the election. Hear about the challenges for the different parties and much more.

In the show, J. Richard Jones talks with Colin Earp, Partner and National Transport Leader at KPMG. Mobility is going to be a large part of the future but just what that future would be like? Today, we can see what the next generation of transport would be like - spending more time in traffic congestion. From a transport perspective, how do we use the technology and thinking to avoid this problem and drive better cities and remote access in the future? To lead in the transport transformation, we need to understand the key indicators of readiness, timeliness for adoption, and how to manage the opportunities and risks associated with this customer-led transit transformation. In the next 10 years, the transport industry is estimated to become a $22 trillion per annum market. Colin talks about autonomous and connected vehicles and how these will continue to expand in the next few years. He also points out that the adoption of new technologies will result in fewer cars on the road and less space for parking and ga

In the show today, J. Richard Jones talks with Steve Bennett, Director, Global Government Practice at SAS. Steve is a thought leader in decision science and the application of analytics in Government. He has a strong passion for facilitating the use of analytics in Government to help make challenging public sector decisions better and faster. Prior to joining SAS, Steve held a number of leadership positions during 12 years in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Following the events of September 11th 2001, he led the design and application of quantitative analysis to inform some of the United States’ most challenging security decisions. He has extensive leadership experience providing analytic decision support to senior officials in the White House and across the U.S. Government Executive Branch. Hear about the unique challenges of working with analytics. It is not really about technology but people and process. If you get all three areas right, then that will make analytics successful. Steve talks about

In this episode, J. Richard Jones talks with Jason Hermitage, Vice President of Public Sector for Microsoft Canada. His work involves touching all levels of government to help them apply technology to enable strategic change to their business, cascading to better service delivery for (and on behalf of) Canadians.  Jason’s Microsoft career started in 2002 and has taken him from Redmond, WA, to Fort Lauderdale, FL, to Paris, France before returning to his home in Canada. His work spans from leading the marketing initiatives of Microsoft’s $3B+ Server business, to growing the Latin American server business by double digits, and serving as the Chief-of-Staff to the President of Microsoft International where he visited 25+ countries each year.  Jason is one of the speakers at our upcoming CGE Leadership and TechGov Summit taking place in Ottawa on April 24-25.  In this show, hear more about digital transformation and customer outcomes and case studies in digital transformation that are saving time and incre

In this episode of CGE Radio, J. Richard Jones talks with John Glowacki, President of JAG International LLC and former Chief Operating Officer of Shared Services Canada. John has a wealth of knowledge and experience in working in both the public and private sector settings in the US and in Canada. In his position as COO of Shared Services Canada, John was appointed by the Prime Minister to lead the $2.5B IT service provider for the Government of Canada. Here he was instrumental in leading SSC through a reorganization with significant improvements in finances, operations and customer satisfaction. John shares some of the lessons from his four decades of professional experience, working with the U.S. military, then the technology sector and eventually working with Shared Services Canada. He talks about how the approach that SSC has taken helps to mitigate risks better than other programs in the Government of Canada. John will be speaking at CGE Leadership and TechGov Summit on April 24-25 in Ottawa on this

In this episode of CGE Radio, J. Richard Jones talks with Bruce Good, V.P. Business Development & Growth of Connective Intelligence Inc. He is also the President and CEO of By Request Inc., a management consulting company providing professional services to organizations in the Canadian and US markets since 1996. Bruce's leadership credentials are truly impressive, with 20 years of experience in sales, service, stakeholder relations and communications with Rogers, IBM Canada, Nortel, Bell Canada and Innovative Medicines Canada. We are excited to announce as well that Bruce will be speaking at CGE Leadership and TechGov Summit, taking place in Ottawa on April 24-25. Bruce shares his experience in working in many different positions during his career, including healthcare with a focus on creativity and innovation. Bruce will talk about how to focus on the invisible at the CGE Leadership and TechGov Summit. It’s about focusing on what is under the water, figuratively. He will show how you can adapt and tra

In this episode, Lori discusses the positive side of disruption, the value of managing and harnessing the energy. She delves into the upcoming election, the issues and challenges. There will be fresh faces, but will there be fresh ideas that can win an election?  The current political climate and the need to build citizen trust, our recent public sector survey and more! All this on this episode of the Last Word with Lori Turnbull.

In this episode of CGE Radio, J. Richard Jones talks with Robert Godbout, Director - Digital Academy at Canada School of Public Service. During his career to date, Robert worked at the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, The Innovation, Science and Economic Development, and Statistics Canada. We are excited to announce as well, that Mr. Godbout will be speaking at CGE Leadership and TechGov Summit, taking place in Ottawa on April 24-25. In this episode, hear more about the Digital Academy, the challenges, the learnings and how it helps public servants. Mr. Godbout will speak at the CGE Leadership and TechGov Summit about the tools that public servants need to do their jobs, talent recruiting and how that is an integral part of digital transformation. To hear more about this insightful topic, sign up to attend the CGE Leadership and TechGov Summit in Ottawa on April 24-25 by going to https://www.techgov.ca/.

In his article, Gaming the System, How the misuse of data impedes innovation, Ken Miller, founder of the Change & Innovation Agency, a firm dedicated to increasing government’s capacity to do more good, writes: “Public sector has invested great hope and massive fortunes in the promises of performance management. From dashboards and scorecards to STAT systems and big data platforms, we’ve bought into the idea that “what gets measured gets done” and if we want better results, we need to hold people accountable for the achievement of measurable goals. But after all this time and investment, what have we really achieved? Has all of this measurement produced great insights and innovations? Has performance management increased engagement and overhauled performance?” These are all great questions that give us lots to think on. In this episode of CGE Radio, J. Richard Jones talks with Ken Miller and also Craig Szelestowski of Lean Agility Inc. about measurement and accountability in government. To learn more abou

We have been hearing quite a lot about superclusters. The Government of Canada is a big advocate of superclusters and has been working with Canadian businesses of all sizes to push the innovation agenda to transform our innovation ecosystem. But what exactly is a supercluster and how will it benefit Canada? In the show today, J. Richard Jones talks with Jason Hermitage, Vice President, Public Sector for Microsoft Canada about how superclusters are unlocking business investment in research by bringing like-minded companies together to create jobs of tomorrow. Learn more about Microsoft's involvement, the different superclusters in Canada and how it will benefit the economy and Canadians.

In this episode of CGE Radio, J. Richard Jones talks with Craig Szelestowski, President and Founder of Lean Agility Inc., a Lean government and transformation specialist with about 20 years of experience in implementing dramatic turnarounds in the Canadian government. Hear about four major challenges in government from program delivery to measuring results, strategies to clear backlogs and transformation. These issues will be addressed at the upcoming Lean Government Summit 2019, which will be held on January 24 and 25 at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa. The summit will bring together global public servants and thought leaders to share breakthroughs in delivering products and services through improved processes, innovation and energized people. It will feature a range of speakers and subject matter designed to address the top issues of current and aspiring Lean government practitioners. To register or learn more about this event, go to http://leanagility.com/en/leangovernmentsummit_2019.

In this episode, J. Richard Jones speaks with registered holistic nutritionist Shawn Nisbet about managing holiday stress, blood sugar levels and the effects of hormones. In addition, the announcement of a brand-new monthly radio show, Health Talk. All this and more on this episode of CGE radio.

Today the world is observing the International Day for Disabilities. In the show today, J. Richard Jones talks with Ricardo Wagner, accessibility lead at Microsoft Canada.  Microsoft sees disability as a strength. It makes for a stronger company, and by growing and involving people with disabilities Microsoft is working at making better products that can help their customers to achieve their mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.    With over one billion people with disabilities around the world, it has never been more important to ensure that we all reflect on diversity.    Ricardo talks about how Microsoft is leveraging AI for accessibility and inclusion in a digital world.

In this edition of CGE Radio, J. Richard Jones interviews Alex Miller, president of ESRI Canada. Tune in as they discuss the challenges faced by government in being able to transport effectively, avoid infrastructure bottlenecking and adapt technology to make implementation easier.

In addition to the CGE Radio show, Canadian Government Executive is pleased to announce our latest podcast: The Last Word, with Lori Turnbull. In this inaugural episode, CGE Radio host J. Richard Jones interviews Deputy Editor of Canadian Government Executive magazine and Dalhousie professor of political science Lori Turnbull in setting the stage for this new series. In The Last Word, Lori Turnbull will air her viewpoint and opinion as they relate to federal, provincial and municipal governments in Canada. Visit our website at https://canadiangovernmentexecutive.ca/ Interested in subscribing to our weekly newsletter? Click here.

In this episode, J. Richard Jones explores the journey to digital success in government. He chats with Sonia Powell, Director General, Workplace Solutions, Real Property Branch, Public Services and Procurement Canada and Owen Taylor, National Public Sector Leader, PwC Canada. Hear about the government's current transformation journey with GCWorkplace, the challenges, the successes, and the employee experience. Learn more about how government can set itself up for success in digital transformation and what top technologies are currently disrupting government. All this and more on this week's episode of CGE Radio. To learn more, visit https://www.pwc.com/ca/digitalgovernment Visit our website at https://canadiangovernmentexecutive.ca/ Interested in subscribing to our weekly newsletter? Click here.

Artificial Intelligence is creating a great stir across many industries today. AI itself has been around for decades, but in the last few years, we have seen a significant advancement of this technology. Many are concerned that it will take jobs away or ultimately harm the human race, while others are more supportive.   In the show today, J. Richard Jones talks with Jason Hermitage, Vice President, Public Sector for Microsoft Canada. Hear about the value of AI and what's the future is like for it, how data and cloud are converging to make AI possible, using AI to help those with disabilities, AI capabilities that Microsoft currently has that can assist a public servant or department to make their work easier, ethics and principles around AI, and Microsoft's investments in Canada for AI and Cloud.   About Jason Hermitage   As Vice President of Public Sector, Jason works with all levels of government to help them apply technology to enable strategic change to their business, cascading to better service delivery