I have found this to be true in my own experience. The way to really engage teams and get them motivated to do great things is to empower them, build trust with them, and help them recognize they are awesome and doing awesome things. I got a bonus in my paycheck this year. Meh. ItRead… Read more »
As a government worker you will always be a student of bureaucracy–it is the organizational architecture that defines what we know, what we can do, and what we can affect. Bureaucracy is your work life–understand it well. When we have the opportunity to manage bureaucracy we give a lot of attention to how we canRead… Read more »
Here are the highlights from the First Annual Signature Development Organizational Development Roundtable discussion on Managing Organizational Change. Below you will find the major questions clients asked during the discussion as well as some of the best practices CHENEGA, U.S. Department of Energy and other client organizations are implementing to manage organizational change. Challenges: CreatingRead… Read more »
The Art & Science of Collaborationfeaturing Dr. Tom Wolff, National Consultant and Author Friday, February 10, 2012Richmond Times Dispatch, Atlee Station10:00 am — 2:00 pm $60(Meal & Materials Included) Learn more and register at the Leadership Metro Richmond website Original post
Those who are currently running for President are endorsed by Super Political Action Committees which can raise millions of dollars which are used to support the candidate. Those who are avid fans of “The Colbert Report” know that there are many loopholes for Super-PACs, while there are also few rules. Though “The Colbert Report” isRead… Read more »
Cross-posted from Reach the Public Last week GovLoop, the online knowledge network for government employees, launched a redesign where we redesigned our home page and launched 7 new sub-communities. The purpose of the change was to increase the overall readability of the site and organization of the site. We had been hearing from our membersRead… Read more »
Oh yes, let’s have fun with this one, shall we? I want your myths in the comments, bucko! Good Project Managers Make All Decisions By Themselves While it’s true that project managers do have to make the final decisions in many cases on a daily basis, we certainly should not make them by ourselves. WeRead… Read more »
Summary. Last night I had the distinct honor and privilege to participate in the White House State of the Union TweetUp. I arrived in my capacity as a private citizen and student from American University (AU). Earlier in the day, as a fellow invited Tweep (i.e., a fun moniker for those of us who microRead… Read more »
This is part three of a four post series regarding Ken Miller’s great book Extreme Government Makeover. In Part 1 we learned that government is like a house in that most of the important work goes on in pipes hidden from public view behind walls. The problem with improving the performance of government does notRead… Read more »
As we now let the eloquent words of President Barack Obama sink in about the state of our country and our plans for the future, I can’t help but think about the true example of leadership this poses for all Americans. Forget about all the party line rhetoric, the purpose of this message was toRead… Read more »