Current State Assessment Ahead? Get Ready to Rock the Boat!
Assessments of the “current state” are an important element of a change initiative. Here are five tips to make these assessments effective, positive experiences.
Posts Tagged: change
Adapting to Office Life: Managing the New Federal Work Reality
Are you a federal employee navigating the transition back to office life? Read these tips to make your transition smoother and more manageable.
Chameleon or Badger? Adapting to Change
When it comes to change, we’re all a bit chameleon and a bit badger: Some of us embrace change and others resist it. But the healthiest strategy is to balance the two approaches. Here are tips on doing that.
Navigating an Administration Transition
Navigating a presidential transition as a federal supervisor can be more complex because you’re responsible for managing yourself and guiding your staff. The good thing is that agencies have transition plans. Here’s a high-level roadmap to help you and your team stay ready and resilient.
Embracing Mandated Innovation: A Guide for Government Leaders
Change is hard, and nothing changes faster than government work. In the reality of government service, we have a workforce that frequently finds itself navigating seasons of change created by mandates or political shifts. Here are some ways to make it work.
Share What You Know – It’s Part of Leading Change
These days leaders are on the hook to be more transparent — because in many ways they don’t have a choice. The best advice, then: be intentional about how you are being transparent.
Life as an “Acting” Leader: Managing Stopgap Leadership Change
Stopgap staffing is by definition done so quickly that there often is little attention given to its organizational impacts — and there are many.
When Resistance Meets Resistance – the Change Leader Trap
Feedback about a new approach isn’t always resistance — but resistance is always feedback.
To Change Is Human …
How well do you deal with change? Are you resilient, and how much purpose do you find in your daily life?
For North Dakota, the Pandemic Kickstarted a Transition to Digital Work
When governments nationwide had to switch to remote work nearly overnight, North Dakota’s technology office met the challenge of supporting and equipping 8,000 state employees who were suddenly working at home. Here’s what they learned.