Remaining Competitive in Your Career
Gaining a competitive advantage will help you get promotions and the salary increases you want. But it takes time and commitment to develop new skills that will help you succeed.
Riding the Waves of Change in Your Government Career Like a Ronin
Ronins were masterless samurais in feudal Japan — and, it turns out, are excellent models for navigating uncertain job markets in contemporary culture.
Creating a Community of Practice: A Way to Engage Like-minded Practitioners for Learning and Leading
Communities of Practice (CoP) are popping up everywhere in my agency. What seemed to me to be a novel approach to learning, sharing and leading, I have discovered is an aged old phenomenon that stems from learning theory. Cognitive anthropologists Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger coined the term “community of practice” when studying apprenticeships asRead… Read more »
Be a Better Partner, Large Businesses
The federal government has long encouraged use of small businesses and is making a greater effort to incorporate racial equity in that endeavor. But there can be challenges when small businesses team up with large firms to deliver on a contract. Here are tips to make the partnerships work better.
Digital Service Refresh: Looking Forward
USDS is cost efficient and has a track record of measurable progress. It will likely receive funding for many years to come. But like all organizations, it could benefit from a re-examination of its core principles.
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
A recent survey found that 36% of government workers are thinking of looking for other roles, which is up from just 16% two years ago. Are you considering a career move? Here’s some advice for making that decision.
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.
How to Hire Thousands of Federal Workers Fast – and Do It Well: Lessons From DHS
A new law is prompting the IRS to hire lots of new employees – and fast. But lessons learned from DHS can make this massive undertaking eminently doable.
How to Be an Authentic Thought Leader
Thought leaders are well-known experts and innovators in a particular subject, whom people turn to for insights and ideas. There’s a path to becoming an authentic, truly helpful thought leader.
Government Resilience Begins in the Cloud
Agencies must serve the public without fail, especially in uncertain times. A strong government starts in the cloud.