How to Eat for Productivity
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Arts & Corrections: A Unique Partnership in California
Two very different state agencies in California have teamed up for the specialized Arts-in-Corrections program. The result? A unique program that’s gaining positive national–and international–attention.
Unified Talent Management: A “One Stop Shop” Approach to Workforce Management
A best practice approach towards strengthening your workforce is to implement a unified talent management (UTM) system. The ‘unified’ feature is the most critical element because all talent management functions – recruiting, learning, succession, and more – are housed in one location. This enables each program to “talk” to each other to better manage the… Read more »
The Public Sector’s Use of Data to Improve Well-Being
The public sector is challenged to collect and analyze data to drive improving the lives of vulnerable populations. What are the challenges and the potentials to have policymaking and program administration be more data-driven?
5 Tools for Securing Better Pricing on Your Next GSA Schedule Purchase
If you’re feeling a little gun-shy about using the Schedules, here are five online tools you can use to make sure you secure better pricing on your next GSA purchase.
Meet GovLoop’s Featured Bloggers!
Last month, we put out a call for our seventh round of GovLoop Featured Bloggers – and you responded with amazing enthusiasm. Around 100 people from all walks of government and industry life sent in great ideas for posts, about everything from technology challenges in city government to using Twitter to monitor food safety in your city.Read… Read more »
Supervisors Should Manage Consequences, not Discipline
One of the critical responsibilities that rests on the shoulders of supervisors is employee discipline. Many times discipline is viewed as something negative hence it tends to be avoided — which just causes more problems. One way to address this issue is to change mindset and terminology about discipline and instead focus on the concept… Read more »
Why Quitting Isn’t Wrong
There are times when quitting does make sense, and other times when pushing through to the finish is the right thing to do. How do we know the difference?
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 »
The Best Ways to Video in Social Media
How can we use video well within our current social media channels? Here are some thoughts.