Grace Lee Boggs vs Morpheus (or Belonging IN or TO the Public Sector)
These tensions between self and community identity, the known and unknown, encapsulate some fundamental things for me about working for equity in the government sector.
Posts Tagged: Engagement
I Can’t Get No Satisfaction
It all starts in the workplace. With engagement scores at rock bottom throughout the federal government, it is clear that we are not serving our second line customers who happen to be our colleagues very well. This malaise spills over into our interactions with our first line customers.
Drive Employee Engagement in the Public Sector
Public sector growth is often hampered by frequent and abrupt leadership changes, a complex bureaucracy and limits on financial incentives. So what can public organizations do to fight history and improve their work environment? Check out these simple strategies that can help public agencies build an engaged, mission-oriented workforce.
Social Conditioning of Bias
One of the biggest disappointments of my federal career has been my abject failure to improve the engagement numbers of my fellow American Indian/Alaska Native colleagues
How a Small Agency Became a Big Information Provider
As the sole communications staffer at the time, I was bombarded by emails from the field about opportunities for republishing. Then a friend in the web-design field said some magic words that changed everything: database-managed content management systems, or database-driven CMS.
Cultural Inclusion Can Help Engagement
The validation of someone’s culture in the workplace can drive high levels of engagement.
6 Surefire Ways to Lose Good Employees
Good employees are valuable. Some would argue invaluable. No matter your stance, team members require an investment and like any good investment it needs to be nurtured and encouraged.
3 Steps to Starting a Sustainable Social Media Program
For a sustainable social media presence, you need to empower your agency’s staff to make social media part of their everyday communications strategy. Here’s how.
The Paradoxical Commandments of the Federal Government
Satisfaction in these disengaging days as feds has to come from within, particularly when the good you contribute is not recognized.
The FSIS Escalade Leadership Development Program
“Do more than is required. What is the distance between someone who achieves their goals consistently and those who spend their lives and careers merely following? The extra mile.”–Gary Ryan Blair If you get the opportunity, PLEASE apply for this program. I had the pleasure of being selected to attend the 2015 FSIS Escalade LeadershipRead… Read more »