Tips on Handling Difficult People: Part 3
When dealing with a high-conflict situation, our own thinking might escalate into that territory as well so it is important to step back and analyze your options.
4 Steps to Deepen Your Leadership Bench
We need to focus not only on the development of current government leaders—but those who are coming up in the ranks.
Tips for When You Don’t Always Have a Desk
Hoteling, a practice that has grown as corporate and governmental budgets have shrunk, is the practice of eliminating designated office space for touchdown spaces, shared offices not assigned to any one employee to save money and energy. Here are some tips and advice if you find yourself sharing space with a stranger or having to… Read more »
The Times, They are a Changing
Constantly changing just for the sake of change doesn’t make sense. If something works well then there is no need to change, is there? So, how do you determine the difference between what works well and what needs to change? In business, understanding change can be the difference between survival and extinction.
Become a Senior Government Leader Today!
I think we can all agree that we would love to know the secrets of being successful. For those in government, success is usually defined by becoming a senior leader. The best way to learn is still (and always will be) from personal testimonies. As such, we should seek out the knowledge from those currentlyRead… Read more »
How to Improve Application Performance
“We depend on applications today,” stated Zach Trusty, Senior Solutions Engineer at Riverbed Technology. Think about how often you check the weather app to pick out an outfit or check all your social media sites from your phone. Applications are a constant in our lives. Applications are frequently used, but they are routinely updated asRead… Read more »
I Get By With A Little Help From My CIO Friends
Back in 1967, the Beatles released, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band which featured the song, “With a Little Help From My Friends.” The song could easily be the mantra of the NASCIO Raising the Bar Conference. The annual summit brings together Chief Information Officers from across the country and their deputies. The ability to grow and anticipateRead… Read more »
Why Building a Winning Talent Pool isn’t a “Slow Cooker” Process
Such demands can drain time and resources. But they don’t have to – not when you deploy talent management analytics solutions as part of your plan. Analytics tools enable you to maximize the value of all of the informational “treasures” residing within your pool’s data, such as names, personal interests, employment history, professional accomplishments/goals, contact… Read more »
Why You Should and Shouldn’t Care About the GovTech 100
It’s no secret that civic tech has often been overlooked by the mainstream dotcom circles. But, the tide is changing. New, innovative startups are propping up at a rapid pace.
Will the Next President Embrace IT?
This interview is part of a new DorobekINSIDER mini series with experts looking to help shape a management platform for the new administration. Check out all of the stories in the new series, Good Government Management, here. It should come as no surprise that our next president will undoubtedly have to deal with constantly evolvingRead… Read more »