A former executive gives advice for how leaders can keep morale from tanking as a new round of cuts is set to arrive.

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Dear Public Service Confidential,

I’m an executive in a department that is likely to see significant cuts over the next three years. 

Morale has never felt lower. 

What advice do you have for executives leading shrinking departments?  Article content Article content Article content

The fact that you focused your question on leading others when you are almost certainly dealing with your own uncertainties already says a lot about your leadership.

The commitment and work of several executives from the time of the Deficit Reduction Action Plan (during the government of then-prime minister Stephen Harper) remain some of the most inspirational and

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