Financial Systems Implementation Teams: 3 Tips for Public Managers
Many government entities are looking to become more data-driven. This often requires implementing new financial systems software. Choosing the correct system is often challenging.
Survival Skills for the Government Employee
What I have discovered is that we often feel anxiety, stress, panic in times that we are out of control – or perceive a loss of control. What I have also realized is that many of these simple tools can help us in our jobs as government employees.
Healthy Leadership Practices to Cure What Ails You
There’s a lot of pressure on leaders right now. And, I’m sure the last thing you need are more things on your “to do” list. But I truly believe that making time for these three healthy workplace practices will help you and your team thrive, even in the face of unprecedented difficulty.
Are You in Limbo About Your Telework Status?
GovLoop spoke with officials from the Office of Management and Budget, the Office of Personnel Management and federal workplace experts to get answers.
Q&A: How Can I Manage Well Remotely?
Here are tips and tricks from feds who are pros at working remotely so you can work remotely well.
Feeling Fear & Anxiety? Take a Self-Compassion Break
Let’s explore how self-compassion might lessen your fears and anxieties during this difficult time. How it might give you just enough mental clarity to take a clear-headed approach to whatever comes our way. It’s worth a shot, right?
Mainframe Modernization: Paving the Way for New Possibilities
Eventually, agencies must confront a hard truth about their legacy mainframe environments: While reliable, stable platforms, they’re not exactly innovative.
Solving the Challenge of Federal Ransomware
This blog is the final edition of a six-part series from GovLoop about the growing cybersecurity threat known as ransomware.
The Best Government Conferences of 2020 [COVID-19 UPDATE]
In light of COVID-19, we updated our list of government conferences with information on how organizers are handling the situation, and which events are canceled or rescheduled.
My Experience on a Job Shadow in Small-Town Oregon
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) offers opportunities for all permanent staff to experience work outside their classification. These opportunities are called job shadows, where an employee is able to spend a day with someone of their choosing, upon manager approval. I went on a job shadow with a Region 2 Project Manager (PM) inRead… Read more »