From the editor’s desk

The Public Sector Manager magazine is going to go through a few changes over the next year or so as we re-launch in a slightly smaller format with a different look and feel.

We are going to include more editorial material on the training of public sector managers which is important in today's everchanging world.

These changes will be made during the year and we'll keep you abreast of the latest developments.

There are going to be more graphics and explainer-type stories for our highly-motivated readers to enjoy. We're also going to launch a newsletter as well as a new website which is very exciting for our staff.

As social media is fundamentally important, our team is hard at work monitoring the best thinkers in the public service manager space globally, on various platforms, and staying in touch with them.

The demands on our public workers have grown exponentially over the past few years and we have to keep track of these new challenges. Some include human resource plans, the flexible response to a weakening currency and managing capital expenditure and maintenance. With government's anti-corruption drive in full swing PSM magazine is going to feature a number of articles on how the drive to eradicate corruption, nepotism and abuse of power from the state is progressing.

This initiative features three fundamental actions any citizen can take around the phrase “I know, I act, I stop”. Corruption starts with each of us, and can be ended if every person does their utmost to avoid bribery and report criminals who use money and power in an attempt to undermine democracy.

There's always pressure on the public sector worker and one of the areas we feel strongly about is the delivery of service.

The citizens of South Africa demand our full attention and motivation as it's their money that we are using in the form of their taxes.

We need to be vigilant against slippage and demotivation. One of the ways to combat poor performance is ongoing selfeducation, and we'll look at a host of online training sites and reference these in our stories about change.

That does not mean ending our series profiling excellence in the public service, it just means the magazine will look at themes in the government and even the private sector to improve our readership and relevance.

As government workers if we turn our backs on change and improvement, we are letting both ourselves and our families down.

Head of Editorial and Production

Des Latham