Leadership

Meet the gov guru who reinvented websites #engagement – Plus your weekend reads

Martha Dorris has been a driving force behind the use of technology to help citizens more easily and quickly obtain government services and information, whether the contact comes through a website, email, telephone call or social media. At GSA, she created the agency’s two federal Web platforms — USA.gov and its Spanish-language counterpart, GobiernoUSA.gov. InRead… Read more »

The Evolution of Boxer Advisors

Boxer Advisors is constantly evolving to better serve our clients as a strategic thinking partner. Let me tell you about a few of our latest upgrades. First is our new corporate phone number, 301-896-9714. Please feel free to get in touch with me and my team—we want to know, where is your organization going andRead… Read more »

How to Protect Employees from the Anti-Leader

This is a tale of the anti-leader… If only this were a fairy tale, it would begin “Once upon a time…” but it is not and has to begin and end differently. Hopefully, with some proactive training we can help employees to not get into this situation, and provide help if they do. Keep inRead… Read more »

Get off the bench – hiring is not a spectator sport

Hiring the right person for the right job matters more than ever in government because tight budgets are making resources scarce. So how do you hire the best and the brightest on your first try? Tim McManus is the Vice President for Leadership and Education at the Partnership for Public Service. He told Chris DorobekRead… Read more »

What is the Best International Affairs Oriented Organization for Young Professionals to Join?

Young Professionals in Foreign Policy, Of Course! The organization provides its members with numerous opportunities to grow and network in the field. We caught up with Joshua Marcuse, YPFP’s founder, to learn more. Overview of Young Professionals in Foreign Policy Young Professionals in Foreign Policy (YPFP) is one of the leading associations for young professionalsRead… Read more »

What Is It Like being a Program Training Assistant for the Foreign Agricultural Service?

For our “Guide to International Jobs in Government,” we interviewed four professionals that hold public sector jobs in international affairs and foreign policy. Below, I recap our interview with Ryan Bedford, a Program Training Assistant at the Foreign Agricultural Service. Name: Ryan Bedford Title: Program Training Assistant Agency: Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture Degree(s):Read… Read more »

5 Lessons from the Solution Revolution

***Hear author Bill Eggers keynote our Government Innovators Virtual Summit on 9/10 – free RSVP **** Over the long weekend, I read Bill Eggers’ latest “The Solution Revolution: How Business, Government, and Social Enterprises are Teaming Up to Solve the World’s Largest Problems.” Bill is one of the top thought-leaders in the government space soRead… Read more »