Management Minutes With Mika

What You Need to Know about DEIA in 2025 and Beyond

In a recent episode of “Management Minutes With Mika,” government workplace transformation expert Mika Cross discussed the current state of DEIA and what to expect in 2025 with Nate Benjamin, Chief Diversity Officer and director of the Office of Minority and Women Inclusion, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Ms. Cross and Mr. Benjamin both agreeRead… Read more »

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How Cloud-Native Security Supports Federal Modernization

The federal government has embraced the cloud to modernize capabilities and drive efficiency, which creates new opportunities and challenges. While the Federal Cloud Computing Strategy’s “cloud smart” approach urges government to focus on security and privacy, security delivered from the cloud remains a sticking point for many agencies.  Legacy approaches to security aren’t keeping paceRead… Read more »

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Is Your Public Messaging Creating Confusion? Here’s How to Fix It

Mixed messaging can undercut all the hard work that goes into agency programs and initiatives. Learn the five simple steps your government agency or public-sector organization can take to make sure communications are consistent and clear.

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Are We Failing our Player-Coach Managers?

Management styles have diversified over the past decade, with more “traditional” command-and-control management approaches falling out of fashion. Individual Contributor (IC) and management paths are no longer binary and self-management models (such as this description from scrum.org) are increasing in popularity. But are we failing our player-coaches by not coaching them too?

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Leadership Excellence: A Guide for New Government Supervisors

Becoming a successful government supervisor involves blending technical skills with strong leadership qualities, fostering innovation, building supportive networks, and continuously developing oneself through mentorship, training, and leveraging technologies such as AI to drive team performance and public service excellence.

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