10 Musings on Improving Your Writing
Feeling stuck in how to improve your writing? Check here for some tips to employ as you hone your craft.
Posts Tagged: feedback
Why We Should All Provide Feedback Through Coaching
Feedback is a difficult concept to employ as a new manager. No one likes to be the bearer of bad news, as indicated by a study that ranked the top challenges faced by managers. To complicate matters, managers are expected to provide individualized feedback to a diverse team to maintain momentum and keep everyone on… Read more »
Understanding Millennials
7 ways you can help the millennials in your office.
From Private Sector to Govie Part 2: The Importance of Requesting 360 Feedback
Requesting feedback from different people can help you improve your performance.
Leaning Forward: Getting Millennials into Office
In the digital age when information and communication can come at such rapid rates, crowd-sourcing is an obvious next step in the evolution of our democracy.
Ooops, My Bad: How To Take Feedback As A Manager
Here’s a secret your boss doesn’t want you to know: we don’t always get it right. Shocking, right? But seriously, how we handle those opportunities as leaders is where we can set ourselves apart. Here’s a couple ‘No-No’s’ that I’ve committed since in my recent position change that I hope you can learn from.
Are You Giving Good Feedback?
Have you ever been in a situation where you know you were either giving or receiving bad feedback? Fortunately, there are a few easy steps to improve your feedback game and make the next time you give or receive feedback a more valuable experience.
Talking About Change
Good communication is at the root of all successful organizational change. When done well, staff support the change and help their organizations evolve. Let’s talk about how to communicate well in times of change.
When Do You Bring Citizens Into Continuous Improvement Initiatives?
When do you involve the crowd: In the beginning or end of the change process? Texas HHS involves two different crowds at both ends.
The Oversimplification Trap
While big data presents myriad opportunities for improving government, the challenges of interpreting massive data sets demand a higher level of analytical skills, as well as a healthy respect for the unpredictability of human nature.