I have a big announcement (details below), but before I share the good news, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on why I created GovLoop (which I launched from my spare bedroom in summer of 2008). GovLoop started from a need I had as a government employee. Every day at DHS, my bossRead… Read more »
“Winter is Coming” is a key theme of the popular HBO series Game of Thrones. With its warning of constant vigilance, the meaning is clear – no matter how good or calm things seem now, the good times and serenity won’t last forever…and you need to prepare and be proactive to ensure you’re ready for… Read more »
We need action. With everyone buzzing about Hillary Clinton’s candidacy for President in 2016, it’s a time to be reflective of how far women have come in government. It’s also a time, however, to brace for the onslaught that is to come, not from other presidential candidates, but from the media. Recall the 2008 presidentialRead… Read more »
Meet Ebony Johnson! One of our incredible NextGen Public Service Award winners. Her dedication to pursing her passions in and outside her career is truly inspirational. Read on to find out how you can become just as influential in your agency!
WWSJD? What Would Steve Jobs Do? Could Apple employees ask themselves this and know what to do in a tricky situation? Can your employees ask themselves what YOU would do in an unusual situation and know what they should do? In last week’s blog I introduced the Malcolm Baldrige and Florida Sterling business management modelsRead… Read more »
When author and speaker Josh Kaufman and his wife had their first baby, he knew he needed to find another approach to learning in his now-limited free time. In his TEDx talk, The First 20 Hours (based on his book of the same name), he talks about his journey to re-learn how to learn, byRead… Read more »
Please share a success story from your work in the last month. Last year, I asked staff to respond to this request in a meeting. And the response I got surprised me: silence. Unfortunately, staff could not identify one; not because they hadn’t done great work, but because they were lost in process, policy andRead… Read more »
Innovation can happen at your office every day – when employees find new solutions to challenges, big and small. Learning how to be innovative helps you to be more effective and satisfied at work.
Effective leaders want to be challenged to expand their own skillset. They team with other experts who will challenge their ideas, pushing them to grow. They strive to be good role models to support and uplift their team members as well as recruit other experts into their organization. People that are the best want to… Read more »
Why do government systems fail? That is essentially the question raised by MSNBC Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough following word that IRS data got hacked. MSNBC’s Morning Joe on government IT problems The short but exceedingly provocative discussion that followed spurred me to think: How would I answer that question? What are the big obstaclesRead… Read more »