Before You Say I Do: 7 Critical Questions for Deciding on a New Opportunity – Part II
It’s important to stop and consider whether we should make a commitment, before we actually do. Here are seven questions to ask ourselves.
Leadership
Life-Work Integration: A Play on Words or the Remedy to Striving for Balance?
The term “life-work integration” has replaced the notion of “work-life balance.” But what does the new concept mean — and how can we achieve it?
5 Management Lessons From ‘The Devil Wears Prada’s’ Miranda Priestly
Have you ever considered if she actually had some worthy management skills? Well, I did, using the gold standard of management principles.
3 Reasons to Grow Your Emotional Intelligence
Emotional intelligence has broken through as a crucial quality for government employees.
Unleash Creativity by Rightsizing Productivity
Productivity doesn’t need to come at the expense of creativity.
The Key to Delegation: Task Relevant Maturity
Have you struggled with finding a good balance of support when it comes to delegating? Task Relevant Maturity is your answer.
The Innovation Mindset
Here are seven steps for shifting your agency’s culture into a mindset of continuous innovation for its mission, workforce and constituents.
Subtractive Insight: What Is It and How Can It Help You?
Problem-solving often looks at what we could do more. Instead, what if we focused on what we could do less with subtractive insight?
3 Ways to Increase Adoption of Your Next Government Strategy
Every few years, after a long and often tedious process, government agencies create new and much-heralded strategic plans — but, too often, new approaches stall because stakeholders don’t buy in. Here are three ways to change that.
5 Tips for Pitching New Ideas
While you won’t get takers on every idea you have, you can improve the odds that innovation will find a foothold.