Before You Say I Do: 7 Critical Questions for Deciding on a New Opportunity – Part II

It’s important to stop and consider whether we should make a commitment, before we actually do. Here are seven questions to ask ourselves.

Career Values: Why You May (or May Not) Be Happy at Work

What really struck me was how these values connected to my current job. I was a bit lost in the pandemic and feeling unhappy at my current position, and I wasn’t really sure why.

How to Design for Customers in the Open

“It’s also important to recognize that customer experience isn’t just an IT problem. It has to be much more than dumping it on the IT team to ‘fix the website.’”

Secret Professional Development for Community Engagement

If your goal is to stay up to speed on trends in public participation and community engagement, vendor calls can be your connection to the larger community engagement practice.

Outdo the Hype of Being Data-Driven

It doesn’t matter if you can knock down all the silos within an organization. If you give people insights, can they use them?

Life-Work Integration: A Play on Words or the Remedy to Striving for Balance?

The term “life-work integration” has replaced the notion of “work-life balance.” But what does the new concept mean — and how can we achieve it?

Flexibility, Equity Are Keys to Gov Being an Employer of Choice

Sensitivity to workers’ and the public’s needs are a necessity for agencies. Two government leaders share how they prioritize both.

In Celebration of Open Data Leaders

One of the goals of Open Data Day is to encourage the adoption of open data policies in government. In that spirit, it’s important to highlight the inspiring work of the people and agencies who are bringing open data policies to life.