Many civil servants were "adapting well" and finding new ways of working, but Mr Maude added that conditions were "challenging" and many officials were "out of the comfort zone".
The ingenuity of derivatives traders in adapting to both market forces and regulations may well send supervisors back to the drawing board in a decade or so.
Provide authoritative advice to the Director-General and governing bodies on the establishment or modification of policies covering all aspects of HRM, as well as intellectual and organizational leadership and strategic guidance to colleagues throughout the organization on adapting HRM policies to services and sector needs in a transparent and consistent manner.