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Zoe Sweet
Divisional Director Organisational Effectiveness & Our People Our Future School/Department, Ministry of Justice
Zoe Sweet is the Divisional Director Organisational Effectiveness, People Group, at the Ministry of Justice. This area focuses on system-wide effectiveness through the use of HR and OD approaches to people development, design, continuous improvement and behaviour change. With 20 years’ experience in people, leadership and organisational development, Zoe has a particular interest in the challenges facing leaders in building ‘resilient and agile organisations’.
Zoe currently sits on The International Centre for Mental Toughness Research and Development Advisory Board, exploring global uses and impacts, and is a published contributing author. Most notably, ‘Developing Resilient Organizations (2014), ‘Developing Mental Toughness’ (2015) and ‘Public Value – Purpose, Passion and Perseverance: creating public value through public sector leadership’ (Routledge, 2019). Most recently, Zoe has written about HR/OD approaches to culture in the publication ‘Who Cares Wins: Leadership Practice for the 21st Century’ (Amazon,2024).