3 Things to Know About Forming Alliances and Making Friends
Actively creating friendships may not seem such a weighty thing among all the other demands of work but can be important when trying to accomplish work across departments
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How to Nurture Work Relationships
If we work to build a safe, trusting rapport with our colleagues when there are no problems, it will serve as an important foundation when trouble, difficulty and conflict arise.
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Leaving a Government Job
When a workplace becomes so toxic and you have done what is within your power to address it, the costs of leaving just might be outweighed by the benefits of finding a positive environment where you can thrive once more.
Why You Should Ditch the Requirements Checklist
Better technology solutions begin with better procurement strategies. Releasing an RFP is no small feat, and we’ve only just touched on the comprehensive ocean of how to improve your agency’s RFP process. However, by following the guidance here, you can be sure your procurement process will be more forward-looking, low-risk and satisfactory for your agency.
Not Hearing Enough Ideas From Your Team? Hold Back Some of Yours
Does it seem like you are always having to generate new ideas while people around you seem idea poor? While you may have been recognized and promoted based on your ability to generate a lot of ideas, have you considered that as a leader acting as a fountain of ideas may result in others holding… Read more »
The Next Great Workforce Begins After School
Teaching students to think spatially is but one of the elements, an important one from my point of view, that our policy leaders at the local, state, and national levels must work on.
Giving Thanks Through Action–Civic Engagement and Service-Learning
What I didn’t realize I was doing was learning more about our country and how it works than I ever could have from a book. Giving thanks through action–you often get more back than you realize.
How To Be a Government Gladiator During a PR Crisis
Although I’ve been told that I look and act like Leslie Knope from the TV show “Parks & Rec,” secretly I’ve always wanted to be Olivia Pope from the TV show “Scandal.” Olivia heads a crisis management firm in Washington, D.C. that takes on big-name clients with major PR problems. Her staff is made up ofRead… Read more »
Why I Love Bureaucracy: Why We Should All Love It
It is a mindful bureaucracy that responds to and addresses real needs and eagerly welcomes challenges and tests over time.
How Cloud is Changing the Role of IT
The complete IT professional is somebody that can understand business objectives and use their command of IT to solve those problems in a manner that is efficient and effective. The cloud enables them to deftly wield those IT skills with more prowess and dexterity than on-premise solutions could afford.