What do you wish you had learned sooner?

By Chris Johnson

September 6, 2021

When it comes to being in and/or dealing with the public sector over many years, what is the one thing you wished you had learned sooner?
When it comes to being in and/or dealing with the public sector over many years, what is the one thing you wished you had learned sooner? (Rawpixel.com/Adobe)

Lessons are learned every day working in and around the public sector. For those who have been doing it for some time, however, some lessons could have come sooner.

We asked members of our very own brains trust panel, The Select Committee, to share their thoughts on this theme. How do they wish things could have been a little different?

Specifically, we asked them:

When it comes to being in and/or dealing with the public sector over many years, what is the one thing you wished you had learned sooner?

Their answers below are informative and insightful, and we hope they are of use to all public servants.

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