Upending Traditional Education to Save Time and Money in Texas
Texas launched the Texas Affordable Baccalaureate as a bold solution to reduce the cost of higher education for the state and for students and families.
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Your Rundown of GovLoop’s May Trainings
We put together this blog post to give you the rundown of the in-person and online trainings coming your way this month!
Why Employee Recognition Isn’t Working
Employee recognition programs work when they are used to recognize and reward achieving performance goals. Recognition, however, does not work well when organizations try to use large organizational programs to make employees feel valued individually.
Addressing Requests for eLearning Development with a Small Training Staff
What the state of Nebraska Training and Development team has learned about eLearning development projects so far.
Generation Texas Inspires a College-Going Movement
This special day helps to create a college-going culture for all students as they take their next steps toward a brighter future.
In Defence of the Government Extracurricular
Today’s ideal civil services are lean and mean, spread thin but agile, with staff cultivating resilience, change and time management skills, and adaptability like never before in this century. What does this mean for government “extracurriculars”?
We Should All Be Thought Leaders
You don’t have to have special permission to become a thought leader. Learn how to build a personal brand that drives value and changes the conversation.
Diversity is the Theme of This Year’s FEW Conference. Here’s Why.
Why is diversity important? As organizations prioritize diversity and inclusion, they often see corresponding improvements in company culture.
Learning as You Go, Part 1: Planning a National Public Sector Conference
How do you even begin to plan an event that is relevant to government (three levels), academic and not-for-profit stakeholders across 13 provinces/territories in a massive country?
OPM Releases Final Rule on CIO Hiring Authority
Hiring and retaining IT talent continues to be a top concern for agencies, especially as they modernize. This situation has led to a final determination from the administration about the hiring authority of CIOs.