National Managers' Community (NMC)/ Newsletter / July 2025

Other highly selected themes included coaching and feedback, change management, and delegation and decision-making. A few managers also shared additional topics such as interdepartmental collaboration and managing remote teams.

Your insights are helping shape upcoming programming, events, and conversations with our partners. Stay tuned as we explore these top themes in future initiatives, including the Managers Connect in-person events and the virtual series: “Top 3 Things Managers Should Know About…” national series.

Want to have your say? Answer this month check-in:

📊 July NMC Monthly Managers Check-In

Which leadership topics would be most valuable for your growth as a manager? Select your top 3 choices.👉Answer here

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Events and Celebrations

Leadership Series: Empowering Emerging Leaders (rebroadcast)

Join us on July 30th for a Leadership Series: Empowering Emerging Leaders (TRN4-E44) event. This event will explore how emerging leaders at all levels can develop the skills, knowledge and behaviours that are essential for successful leadership.

Participants will discover new learning opportunities that can help them thrive as future leaders in the public service. Visit the link below for further information.

📅 July 30, 2025 | Virtual | 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm (ET) | More details and registration here

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CSPS Virtual Café Series: Lessons in Leadership and Foresight with Dr. Theresa Tam

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National Indigenous History Month

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Building Trust and Organizational Effectiveness

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Spotlight on Resources

Video Series: Deputy Minister Leadership Reflections

Looking for a dose of inspiration? The CSPS Deputy Minister Leadership Reflections video series features retired deputy ministers sharing lessons learned, leadership insights, and advice for public servants at all levels. The newest video spotlights Susan Cartwright, former Senior Advisor to the Privy Council Office, as she reflects on leading the review of the Public Service Modernization Act and what defines a meaningful public service career.

Each video is under 30 minutes, perfect for a lunch break or motivational pause.

Visit the series page on CSPS website.

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Government of Canada and Inclusive Design for Employment Access collaboration

Learn more about this knowledge-to-practice initiative to help recruit, retain and advance employees with disabilities in the federal public service and beyond. Initiatives within the collaboration aim to expand access to adaptive equipment and services; increase access to human resources specialists with accessibility expertise; strengthen equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility training offerings; and provide better formulated employment benefits packages for employees with disabilities in the public service and beyond.

To learn more, please visit IDEA-Government of Canada Collaboration

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The Federal Youth Network is recruiting experienced policy professionals for the GC Policy Hack!

GC Policy Hack offers participants the opportunity to develop a policy solution for a federal government priority while receiving coaching from an experienced policy professional in the GC.

The policy hack has 3 goals:

Mentorship – participants will receive coaching through workshops and coaching from their coach
Horizontal collaboration – participants will network with public servants from different departments & exchange ideas which can help break down silos
Innovation – participants will work together to develop innovative and practical solutions for policy priorities

Public servants with at least 5 years of experience in policy development in the GC are invited to participate as coaches.

Registration deadline: June 30, 2025

To learn more and/or register for the GC Policy Hack, check out the FYN website.

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Upcoming Leadership Programs for Black Public Servants – Expression of Interest Now Open

As part of the Action Plan for Black Public Servants, the Task Force on Black Public Servants is launching two new leadership development programs in partnership with the Canada School of Public Service:

Aspiring Directors Program for Black Leaders (ADP-BL) – for EX minus 1 level
Leadership Development Program for Black Supervisors and Managers (LDP-BSM) – for those with supervisory or managerial experience.

These culturally grounded, trauma-informed programs were co-developed with Black public servants to reflect lived experiences and build confidence, connection, and career growth.

Programs begin in September 2025. Interested Black public servants should: