Originally posted on the GovDelivery blog. “Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress…” – Kofi Annan As a government agency, your job begins and ends with being a purveyor of knowledge for the audience you serve. From informing the public about a disease outbreak, weather emergency, a newly enacted law, orRead… Read more »
Have you ever thought you were really good at something only to have someone tell you, maybe you’re not? I always thought I was good with people. I mean, I knew that I was not a people person per se, but I knew that and I made up for it. Didn’t I? A few yearsRead… Read more »
Cybersecurity is one of the most talked about topics in government these days. That’s great, because it means we are finally focusing efforts on collecting massive amounts of data on the threat, impact, and response of cyber efforts. Nevertheless, the deluge of information being generated about cyberthreats and government security tactics can be overwhelming. WhatRead… Read more »
Just four years ago I avoided speaking in public. Yet, to get ahead in my job, I knew that I had to start saying yes to invitations to speak. That meant I had to figure out how to get over my fear of public speaking. Jump cut to today and now I frequently give webinarRead… Read more »
HR professionals can use employee opinions to predict real employment outcomes, and directly compare survey responses with HR data to verify how perceptions manifest in reality.
Ever heard of Grayson Allen? If you are like me, then you hadn’t until you turned on the TV or radio after last week’s NCAA Championship game. If you have not heard yet, he is a freshman basketball player at Duke who emerged as a game changer. He was the Cinderella story of the NationalRead… Read more »
Do you have a memory like a sieve? I know I do – it’s one of the reasons I save everything into Evernote to search for later, and have a desk covered with Post-it notes to myself. People who can remember names, lists, and facts without all these aids always impress me. It got me wondering:Read… Read more »
Last month, we put out a call for our fourth round of GovLoop Featured Bloggers – and you responded with amazing enthusiasm. Over 100 people from all walks of government and industry life sent in great ideas for posts, about everything from technology challenges in city government to using Twitter to monitor food safety in yourRead… Read more »
Innovation is a big buzzword all over the business world. It’s taken off in the private sector, with companies such as Apple or Tesla constantly pushing boundaries in terms of creativity and delivery. In these organizations, there is a culture of innovation, where it is encouraged and rewarded. But what about the public sector? WhatRead… Read more »
The state of cybersecurity is constantly evolving and growing in sophistication. Shouldn’t discussions about it be similarly innovative? If you’re looking for something different in your cybersecurity education and some fresh voices outside of the tech echo chamber, then you’ll be excited to learn about the 2015 Symantec Government Symposium – Secure Government: Manage, Mitigate,Read… Read more »