How to Keep Your Cool During the Presidential Transition
While employees may be distracted and preoccupied with the election and inevitable fallout afterward, it’s crucial to maintain a sense of clarity in terms of your team’s expectations.
Do Not Maintain Course and Speed – Innovate!
Many organizations just don’t know how to transform innovation into a repeatable practice. If done correctly, innovation can become a measured, systemic process – and this framework can help you get there.
Collaborating in a Data Ecosystem
In biological ecosystems, plants and animals rely on each other to spread energy throughout their ecosystems. Local governments increasingly are coming out of their silos and working together, sometimes in the form of collaboratives to bring people together to solve problems using data.
The Magic of Disney in Ottawa County
What does the imaginative Disney have to do with government? A lot more than you think. Learn how Ottawa County is using the Disney way to deliver better customer service.
The October GovFem Reading List
Let’s be honest. Even disregarding the Halloween madness of October, this month has been a little scary for women. Disparaging remarks against women have made headlines and really bummed me out. So this month, I’m focusing the reading list on positive news for women. I could use a little pick-me-up and I’m sure you could,… Read more »
What Should You Do If You Hate Your Boss?
Consider this scenario: You dread going into work not because of your daily tasks, but because you can’t stand your manager. Many of us have been there at one point in time.
Make Sure Your Cloud Is Living Up to Its Promises
If you’ve already begun investing in cloud services, or doing the due diligence to select the right cloud, it may be time for a check-up to make sure your investments not only support your needs today, but will continue to scale into the future.
3 Ways to Cultivate Small Businesses in the Federal Space
Developing and cultivating relationships with the small business community and supporting their goals to grow their business are important in the federal space. How can larger private companies help their smaller counterparts? By developing a program that supports these small businesses through the development, engagement, and enablement of an ecosystem of companies.
Maximize Body-Worn Technology for the Public Sector
Video surveillance and body-cams are all the rage in data analytics and technology innovation. Law enforcement and government municipalities alike are using video surveillance to better protect citizens, stay ahead of natural disasters and keep the public informed. Learn how your agency can best harness body cam and video surveillance technologies.
Know Your Facts: Paid Parental Leave
To help new moms and dads who work for the federal government Congress needs to pass paid parental leave legislation. The Family and Medical Leave Act provides important benefits, but it requires people to take unpaid leave. The sad truth is many federal employees can’t afford to do that. That’s why it’s imperative for Congress… Read more »