Executive development in the provincial public sector.

The article offers information on the survey at executive development project conducted by representatives from the Canadian government, Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC), and academics. A questionnaire was used to study several information related to public executives. The topic of the questionnaire revolves on the key to success of a public executive and the kind of systems that provincial organizations must have to support executive development. Assessing the answer of respondents from two hundred provinces in Canada, it is perceived that management development must be part of organizational programs and the needs of individual managers for career competence must be recognize at all time.