Proactive is used far more actively that strictly necessary.

I think it's a reaction...

BTW folks I cannot recommend the British Government's pocketbook on excellence highly enough:

See:

http://www.ogc.gov.uk/documents/TheCentreOfExcellencePocketbook.pdf

If you want to know how to avoid excellence, how to ensure that not a single morsel of excellence creeps into your projects, this is the booklet for you.

It's also, well, quite frankly, a hoot.

It's the funniest thing I've seen since The Hollowmen.

I especially recommend "What is a centre of excellence?" on page 4.

Dear Steven

I opened the PDF, started to scroll through and went into complete post traumatic stress meltdown after 3 pages (including Introduction).

There are places I cannot go...

Awww c'mon steven is this really a new script for the next political satire? You got me at the first paragraph on page four.

Ammonite your experiences appear similar to mine in the public service. Transparency oft discussed but rarely experienced. I've often thought about writing a book about some of the funniest experiences - maybe we could do a collected works. :)

Pelican,

So far as I can tell it's the real deal.

Which raises a question.

Is the OGC (They produced the booklet. No idea what the acronym means) itself a "COE" (Centre of Excellence).

Seemingly not. The OGC has been abolished!

See:

http://www.ogc.gov.uk/

>>The OGC website will cease to exist from 1st October 2011

Any new information will be published on the Cabinet office website: http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/

All information currently on the OGC website will be available on the National archives website:>>

Maybe there is some justice after all.

Ammonite, I took my guidance from the Introduction and its very useful instructions as to "Who should read this Pocket guide". Perhaps it should be included on every page as an OH&S requirement.