What if you could gather hundreds of your targeted prospects and customers in one place on a single night? What if you had a shared interest in something that would bring them together? How would you use that to build a loyal community of customers? On Saturday night, Pacers Running Stores gathered over 1800 runnersRead… Read more »
How many of us have thought to ourselves as a fairly “new” (anyone hired after the Reagan era) government employee, “What do I do next as a government employee?” Well this entire morning session was packed with participants spanning the walls just to get this and many other questions answered by the presenters, Latonia Page,Read… Read more »
NextGen Training Summit Presented by: Partnership for Public Service In order to be a successful leader or manager it is essential to achieve a high level of trust with others, particularly in these challenging times when trust in our government’s leaders is at its lowest levels. In an interactive session, representatives from the Partnership forRead… Read more »
As an advocate for Gov 2.0 and open data I frequently encourage government agencies to work more closely with communities, tapping their expertise and experience to improve the operations of government. However I’m not blind to the risks of community involvement. Welcoming the crowd risks welcoming individuals, groups and organisations with agendas which may includeRead… Read more »
In a previous post, I highlighted how GovLoop worked with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to convert a two-day Department of Defense (DoD) course entitled, “Performance Management for HR Practitioners.” In this post, I wanted to share the recommendations that we made to OPM as I think they offer some lessons for otherRead… Read more »
Thanks to GovDelivery’s partnership with GovLoop, I was able to attend NextGen and learn the same invaluable lessons imparted to the next generation of government workers. Here are my top five professional development takeaways from these great two days: Develop a plan to implement the big idea – Too often, we start with a big,Read… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: Jennifer Pahlka, Deputy Chief Technology Officer & Founder of Code for America, kicked off the Next Generation of Government Training Summit. She outlined her six lessons learned for change agents. Click here for the full recap. But up front: Lessons learned from #NextGenGov We are just coming off two days atRead… Read more »
I don’t know how many times I’ve seen a customer develop world class skills using a tool, going from no presence to a highly customized, effective environment. Then they run beyond the capabilities of the tool. And they have to change. Which is going to cost time. And make everyone have to learn new waysRead… Read more »
Introduced at the Conference of Mayors this past weekend, there is a new resource for US Public Sector organizations looking for applications and add-ons based on the Microsoft Dynamics CRM platform. Now, public sector organizations of all sizes can use technology to better manage everything from citizen services, FOIA requests, economic development, mapping, fleet managementRead… Read more »
There is a misperception that government is broken. This may not actually tell the whole story – more than likely, the public now expects more than ever from its government, and loses confidence when we fail to meet the ever-changing bar. Government projects now span across agencies, and we are becoming more integrated into people’sRead… Read more »