6 Expert Tips To Become a More Persuasive Person
Tap into expert behavioral and decision sciences to improve your ability to persuade others to support the mission.
Posts Tagged: Engagement
Is Engagement Overrated?
Let’s search for a more realistic picture of employee engagement. Could it be that we need both engaged and disengaged employees for true engagement?
Knock, Knock. Who’s There? Open-Door Policy?
Recently, I sat down with an associate analyst (AA) in state government to talk “shop.” Here’s how the conversation went.
Need Some Citizen Engagement In Your Life?
Short of mind control, implementing programs that require public participation need some work. Ever wanted to get into the mind of someone who has done it, and done it successfully?
Communicating Up and Down from the Middle
Taking the time to “understand the other person” and listen to “emotions behind words” will not only enhance your communication skills, but build trust with your career and life partners.
How Federal Government Can Operate Virtually
Telework is not a thing. It’s a means to an end. The real conversation needs to be about the federal government operating in a fully virtual environment.
Blinding with Science: 7 Steps for Clearer Communication
Here are seven practical steps for communicating science to non-scientists.
Mentoring for the Digital Age
I’d encourage all young professionals across all levels of government to leverage the power of video to get their message across and to have leaders at all levels share their insights and advice.
Webby 2016 Government & Civil Innovation Awards
Providing important information to the public is the primary goal of most government websites. Until recently, that often meant large amounts of text, few images, and troves of hard-to-navigate information. However, advancing technology has provided agencies with a way to creatively and inventively share data with citizens without sacrificing the messages they are trying to convey. From cleaner,Read… Read more »
How to Explain Public Relations to Your Coworkers
Like all the other things we have to maintain in life – our cars, our diets, our checkbooks – maintaining an image takes time and talent. It doesn’t just happen and it doesn’t involve only one strategy.