On the 8th August 2019, IPAA Queensland’s was delighted to host the 2019 Annual Forum. Attended by nearly 500 public purpose workers around the state, the event informed, provoked, inspired and engaged participants and provided a platform for deeper exploration and understanding of public purpose work. IPAA Queensland President, Robert Setter, introduced the day with

Having a culture that engages, motivates and encourages all employees is an important objective for most workplaces. From morning teas, team lunches, walks around the local neighbourhood, regular team building events and exercises or simply putting in place social contracts and non-negotiables, there are a myriad of ways to go about building a team that

Roles in public purpose work contribute to the betterment of a community or society, and that purpose is what attracts so many of us and gives us job satisfaction. However, with any job, in any industry, can come pressures, stress and emotional upheaval. The need to decompress, debrief and find outlets that allow us to

What are the qualities you need to develop in order to be successful in public purpose? What are the qualities that current leaders in public purpose value in their teams and colleagues? Being a public purpose worker usually coincides with a deep sense of pride in service, a need to provide a benefit to the