Rob Butler

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Canadians in the #MiddleEast: Stay alert to rapidly changing security conditions.

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Digital Community Mixer / Rencontre de la communauté numérique Networking event for all digital and digitally curious individuals / Activité de réseautage pour les passionnés et curieux du numérique!

Check out this digital gov mixer on Nov. 5th. So excited to catch up with old friends to make new ones! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/digital-co...

@robbutler.com @bluesky.sboots.ca can you use your magic to help spread the word through the GC space!

Last year, I had the opportunity to attend the CCO Learning Days 2024, where I volunteered and participated as a learner.
Learning from experienced professionals and peers is invaluable, and I am grateful for the opportunity.

Here is a small recap video I produced of the event. #GCComms #CommsGC

FWD50 is back and in person Nov 3-4!!

Join us as we tackle Analytics & ROI and policy-first transformation!

📍 Nov 3-4, Rogers Centre, Ottawa

Buy your tickets here: bit.ly/4dzaC37 or if you're part of ESDC, SSC, TBS, DND see if you can grab one of the in person tickets.

🚨Workshop alert!

Standards are what make your kettle boil and why traffic stops at a red light. So why are they so hard in government? Honey Dacanay, Heather Remacle & Stephanie Oldfield explore how standards can scale public services.

📍November 3rd

Buy your tickets here: bit.ly/4dzaC37!

Now to get everyone here :) it’s been a minute, I hope all is well!

I was invited to join a panel at the first DPI-Canada fall event earlier this week.

We discussed the GC Worker experience across departments with Scott Jones, President of Shared Services Canada, and Luna Bengio, a former colleague.
#GCWorker #GCDigital

My department is officially on BlueSky. This is great news!

I can't wait for this!

What I Wish I Knew: Alexander De Croo, Former Prime Minister, Belgium

Natalia Gavrilița, Former Prime Minister of Moldova

The Rt. Hon. the Lord Simon Case, Former Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service; Member of the House of Lords

Dame Tamara Finkelstein, Former Permanent Secretary, UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)

Two former Prime Ministers. One former head of the UK’s civil service. One former Permanent Secretary.

These leaders will be at Apolitical Day 2025 to share what they wish they’d known as they stepped into the biggest and toughest jobs at the top of government.

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It's exactly 4 weeks to go until Apolitical Day, when thought leaders from around the world will congregate in London to discuss the Future of Government.
Prepare for fascinating debates and big ideas around what to expect in the next decade of public sector work. 🌟

👤 Leading in government isn’t easy. Discover habits that help leaders stay effective under pressure in this masterclass.
🔗 apolitical.co/events/sep-2...

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This brand-new course, AI + Climate: Trade-offs and Transformation, is powered by content from the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, and looks at AI and climate through both an optimistic and a critical lens.

Enrol here: apolitical.co/en/courses/a...

Good morning, #DigitalGov folks and beyond. I am just starting this evergreen #StarterPack, but I thought I would share it with the rest of you as we are all relatively new here!

go.bsky.app/8Uao5mv

I am off on vacation and back near the end of September.

Good morning, Bluesky.
I’ll be off until next Wednesday taking some much deserved time off.

Yesterday, Day 1 at DPI Canada Professional Develionent week I had a chance to chat with some colleagues in the morning and learn about Neurogeneration.

Check the video out.

Please vote on Monday, Canada! 🇨🇦

I am hoping to use @bsky.app more and more but would really like it to mimick the X sipscription when it comes to character limits.

What a wonderful chat today @derekalton.bsky.social.

- We talked Rekindling GC Communities & Networks.
- The positivity these networks brought to the table.

@supergovernance.bsky.social, Camille B, @natalyarar.bsky.social, Thom K, Hillary H, Robyn P, Stephanie G, Alexa I, James C and more!

Infographic:
7 soft skills that make you irreplaceable.

Critical Thinking
Empathy
Reliability
Resilience
Drama-Free
Clear Communication
Accountability

Happy Monday to you. Have a good one.

The tech landscape is shifting fast but are public servants ready? Some say mindset matters more than tech skills in digital transformation. We explore how to develop a digital mindset to prepare for the future in our free self-paced course developed by experts: apolitical.co/microcourses...

Three people standing together indoors in front of a green wall, wearing name tags. The person on the left is wearing glasses, a black top, and a plaid skirt. The middle person is wearing a floral-patterned button-up shirt. The person on the right is in a white sweater with a scarf-like collar. They are smiling at the camera. Trois personnes debout à l’intérieur devant un mur vert, portant des badges. La personne à gauche porte des lunettes, un haut noir et une jupe à carreaux. La personne au centre porte une chemise boutonnée à motifs floraux. La personne à droite porte un chandail blanc avec un col en forme d’écharpe. Elles sourient à la caméra.

Three people standing in a bright indoor hallway with a green wall and an open door behind them. They are wearing name tags. The person on the left has short, light-colored hair and is wearing a grey button-up shirt and dark pants. The middle person is wearing a floral-patterned button-up shirt. The person on the right is in a black blazer over a red top and light green pants. They are all smiling at the camera. Trois personnes debout dans un couloir intérieur lumineux avec un mur vert et une porte ouverte derrière elles. Elles portent des badges. La personne à gauche a les cheveux courts et clairs et porte une chemise grise boutonnée et un pantalon foncé. La personne au centre porte une chemise boutonnée à motifs floraux. La personne à droite porte un blazer noir sur un haut rouge et un pantalon vert clair. Elles sourient toutes à la caméra.

A panel discussion in a large conference hall with four speakers seated on a stage with black chairs. Three Canadian flags stand behind them. A woman in a burgundy blazer is speaking into a microphone, and her image is displayed on a large screen above. The audience is visible in the foreground. Une table ronde dans une grande salle de conférence avec quatre intervenants assis sur scène dans des fauteuils noirs. Trois drapeaux canadiens se tiennent derrière eux. Une femme en blazer bordeaux parle dans un micro, et son image est affichée sur un grand écran au-dessus. Le public est visible au premier plan.

Day 1 of the GC Data conference is done!

I ran into Linda from TBS AI, Lydia from courts, plus Halley and Ryan from our GCTI program. What a great first day.

GC data conference in three hours. See you soon?

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I am returning to work today after a fantastic four days off. Yesterday, I took this photo of our backyard. What a wonderful wintery site.

How? Lol. I love it.

I'm excited to share some Networking basics that have helped me move my career from stagnant pre-2018 to where it is today.

Agenda
Let's talk Networking basics
Building your authentic GOC brand
Call to Actions
And a few surprise guests.

GOC email:
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/8ad7b1...

I can’t wait until someone champions a cable management solution that just works :)

Same to you!