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Apply to Be a GovLoop Featured Contributor!
If you haven’t made professional plans for the fall or 2019 yet, you may be feeling the heat. But GovLoop has an opportunity for you. Today, we’re announcing the 18 th round of the GovLoop Featured Contributor Program.
Read This Before You Write Your Next Briefing Memo
So you’ve been tasked with writing a briefing memo on an issue for “Upstairs” or “The Front Office”. Keep these points in mind and your brief will shine.
Stop Wasting Your Time Jumping to Conclusions
Life is rife with frequent “jumps to conclusions”, and “climbs up the ladder of inference” (another favorite metaphor). These mental trips happen quickly which makes them next to impossible to stop. But we can work to keep our visits there as brief as possible.
How To Use a Decision Matrix
Deciding between two or more things is not going to be easy, and there will be a choice you’re leaning more towards. A decision matrix can lessen the anxiety or bias you have by forcing you to prioritize what’s most important to you.
Engaging Effectively with Email in Government
As public sector agencies work to communicate with their users and customers, engaging effectively with email can be challenging. Including email marketing in your digital outreach provides a more efficient way to communicate with specific, measurable outcomes.
It’s Time to Talk About the Business of GIS
If you want to fully utilize the GIS technology you have access to, then you need to embrace the business of GIS. This means expanding your work to include learning about and implementing solid business practices. This means creating a business plan.
5 Lessons Learned from a Transformational Leader
Transformational leadership can be uncommon in government. Here are five lessons that can be learned from a transformational leader.
Your Influence Is Your Greatest Asset
For me, leading through influence is not picking a new direction and persuading people to get on board. What I’m talking about is different. It’s the ability to be sell your idea in a crowded field of ideas and then get people to help you implement it.
Serverless: Why Cloud Computing Was Born
IT managers are familiarizing themselves with going “serverless”. There is, in fact a server, but it is in the cloud and managed by a company that specializes in customized infrastructures.