How to Improve Your Career by Boosting Your Emotional Intelligence

We’re blogging from the Next Generation of Government Training Summit. Follow along @NextGenGov and read more blog posts here. Think of a leader you admire. Now, write down 3-5 characteristics of that leader that you admire about the way that they manage and work with others. What are those words you wrote down? This isRead… Read more »

One Simple Strategy to Break Bureaucracy and Drive Creativity

I’ve been taking a course on innovation on Lynda.com, an online training and learning community. The course, Business Innovation Fundamentals with Drew Boyd, focuses on how to innovate using Systematic Inventive Thinking, a method based on several techniques to innovate on demand. It has been an interesting course, and one of the elements really caughtRead… Read more »

The Best Spot to be an Entrepreneur? Try the Federal Government.

We’re blogging from the Next Generation of Government Training Summit. Follow along @NextGenGov and read more blog posts here. In one of our final keynote presentations, Cristin Dorgelo provide insights on her experience as an entrepreneur and shared her version of how agencies can capitalize on the wisdom of the crowds to create new waysRead… Read more »

Transforming Your Agency Through Open Innovation

We’re blogging from the Next Generation of Government Training Summit. Follow along @NextGenGov and read more blog posts here. If you’re unfamiliar with NextGen, the annual training summit educates, inspires and promotes innovation for new and rising leaders in government. Since 2010, the two-day summit has enhanced the professional and personal lives of 2,000+ GenerationRead… Read more »

5 Ways to Be a Fearless Changemaker

We’re blogging from the Next Generation of Government Training Summit. Follow along @NextGenGov and read more blog posts here. “Fearless folks, I want you to stand up! Fearless feds, stand up!” That’s how Michael D. Smith, Director of the Social Innovation Fund, kicked off his keynote speech at the second morning of the Next GenerationRead… Read more »

Do You Dare to Dream? The Next Generation of Government Says Yes.

Whitney Johnson at the Next Generation of Government Summit. Photo by Miguel Joey Aviles, @miguejoeyaviles We’re blogging from the Next Generation of Government Training Summit. Follow along @NextGenGov and read more blog posts here. At day two of the Next Generation of Government Summit, Whitney Johnson gave an impassioned presentation on the power of identifyingRead… Read more »

NextGen Summit: GSA Administrator Dan Tangherlini Keynote Recap

We’re blogging from the Next Generation of Government Training Summit. Follow along @NextGenGov and read more blog posts here. This week GovLoop and Young Government Leaders are hosting their annual Next Generation of Government Leaders Summit. Throughout the summit, be sure to check GovLoop and our social media sites to keep up with all theRead… Read more »

Innovation Lessons Learned from 5 Government Case Studies

Public sector leaders gathered today to learn about innovation in government. We’re blogging from the Next Generation of Government Training Summit. Follow along @NextGenGov and read more blog posts here. This afternoon I had the chance to sit in the Innovation in Government session of the Next Generation of Government Summit. The collaborative session connectedRead… Read more »

Do You Know Your Strengths? Keynote with Paul Allen

It’s that time of year again! The next two days we’ll be blogging from GovLoop and YGL’s Next Generation of Government Training Summit. Follow along @NextGenGov and read more blog posts here. Do you know your own strengths? Does your manager know your strengths? How engaged are you in your daily job? These were theRead… Read more »