By Karen Ellis, Senior Vice-President
Workforce and Workplace Renewal
 I am delighted to be able to take the opportunity offered by the Autumn edition of Window on Values and Ethics to introduce myself as the new Senior Vice-President responsible for Values and Ethics at the Canada Public Service Agency (CPSA). My new sector,
Workforce and Workplace Renewal, will focus on programs, policies and values that shape the working environment in the public service, thus bringing together Employment Policies, Values and Ethics, Official Languages, Diversity, Functional Communities and Integrated Business and Workforce Planning.
Our mission is to advance Public Service Renewal by helping government departments and agencies build and sustain a well-managed, dynamic and engaged workforce that is representative of Canada’s diverse population and that serves Canadians in our two official languages.
The successful and creative integration of these crucial elements will strengthen leadership and people management across the Public Service. People management is central to our role at the Agency as it permits the public service to support all employees, so they can serve Canadians effectively.
Public Service values and ethics are fundamental and unique to who we are and how we operate as an institution. Building dialogue and practical understanding about values and ethics presents an opportunity to demonstrate excellent leadership and people management every day. The power of values and ethics as instruments of engagement and inspiration, when combined with the other elements and levers in the
workforce and workplace renewal sector, is truly extraordinary and exciting.
This column gives me the chance to engage directly with you and to lay the foundations of what I hope will become a fruitful collaboration with both the Values and Ethics community and the public service at large. In particular, I will be seeking your input to make the vital connections between the many levers and instruments within my own rich portfolio, and beyond. With your help we will enhance leadership and people management in the public service and enrich the working environment and productivity of every public servant.
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