No More Government Shutdowns?
Missions are forgotten in the itchy distraction of the looming budget deadline.
Leadership
The 3 Things I Learned From the Government Shutdown
What can we learn?
Leading in the Midst of Uncertainty
For those working in public service, such looming unknowns — Will the government remain open? Will my programs be cut or continued? — can create a number of management challenges. Christopher Dorobek spoke with Tom Fox, Vice President of Leadership and Innovation at the Partnership for Public Service, to discuss how government employees can demonstrate… Read more »
An Easy Way to Get the Best Career Advice
Sometimes the best way to find out how you’re coming across to other people is simply to ask other people how you’re coming across to them.
Humility in Leadership: Attaining Mightiness
Developing a sense of humility prevents us from getting defensive about our ideas, decisions, and direction for the organization. It makes us open to new ideas and lively debate.
Driving Government Innovation Through Chance Encounters
What do Bell Labs, Apple, the State of Rhode Island and Wake County, North Carolina have in common? They all created environments that facilitate interdisciplinary connections to drive new ideas, based on the understanding that innovation is most likely to happen through collaboration as opposed to the lone inventor working in isolation.
Nominations are Open for the 2018 NextGen Public Service Awards!
Nominate a stand out public servant for a NextGen Public Service Award.
Leadership: Somebody’s Always Watching
Being in a leadership position is like being in a parade every day. People are watching, and you have the ability to manage their perceptions.
3 Approaches to Better Employee Engagement
After many years of being in the workforce, mostly in government service, the thing that means the most to me is simply being treated well.
Love Your Dissenters: Achieving Innovation in Disagreement
If we truly want to be innovative thinkers and outside-of-the-box problem solvers, we must force ourselves outside the box of our self-affirming minds.