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Leadership
What Makes a Good Government Employee?
Do you know what will differentiate you from being just an employee, to a good employee?
Evaluate Your Lens — How to Re-assess Your View
We can compare our view of life to a camera lens. What can we do to expand that lens and re-assess our view of what’s really going on?
Promoting Hybrid Collaboration in North Carolina
When North Carolina’s Department of Information Technology went remote in 2020, CIO Jim Weaver learned how to foster collaboration within a hybrid workforce.
The Global Semiconductor Shortage: An Education in Resilience
Semiconductor supply chain shortages demonstrate how one small thing can be a single point of failure that negatively impacts an entire organization — but we should not accept such risks.
The Art of Asking Questions in the Workplace
At some point or another we’ve all been guilty of falling into the trap of not wanting to ask questions, especially in group settings. But organizations are likely to experience more innovative solutions and improved products because of the experience sharing that comes from asking questions.
In Praise of Grinders: They Get The Job Done
Why does everyone have to move up constantly? What is wrong with staying in a place where you’re happy, and doing good work every day?
How to Master Decision-Making
How can we make smart decisions that will impact an entire team, city, or nation? To improve your decision-making skills, follow these six tips.
Critical Conversations: Connect in Conflict
Difficult work conversations are unavoidable. Whether you’re addressing conflict, performance issues, or personality clashes, these “critical conversations” can be hard to initiate and even harder to steer to a positive outcome. We show the path for turning conflict into collaboration.
Answer These Questions and Be Ready for Anything
Being and feeling prepared helps us feel in control and more effective. You increase your impact when you’ve thought about what you want to say and have ready answers to these four simple yet crucial questions.