How to Apply DEIA at Your Agency
Two GovLoop speakers shared strategies for implementing DEIA initiatives that build stronger agencies.
Posts Tagged: workforce
Anatomy of a Message … or: What to Say During Times of Change?
Change can be difficult for leaders at all levels to discuss with their teams. What helps? Clear, honest conversations about what will happen, why, who the change affects, and how.
Are You Missing the Best (and Most Obvious) Places for Leadership Development?
Leadership in action? Isn’t that what you want to learn from? The best places for it might be in your own backyard.
How Government Can Level Up Its Hiring Game
Agencies need workers. They can respond by embracing a more human approach to the job posting process.
Open the Doors to the People You Need
Government at all levels struggle to recruit workers, especially for information technology roles. Here’s how one agency expanded its pool of eligible applicants and built a workforce with the right skills at the right time.
The Government Workplace Makeover
Over the past several years, agencies have developed a feel for technology that encourages a successful hybrid workforce. Now the conversation has turned to physical workspaces: how to accommodate employee expectations. Here’s how one agency is innovating.
Skills You Need to Work With AI
Agencies are making greater use of artificial intelligence (AI), or at least preparing to. But the skills required to work successfully with AI are far more than simply technical — often they’re unrelated to IT. Here are AI skills agencies should look for as they develop their workforces and recruit new talent.
Factoring People Into the Tech Equation
Agencies need flexible technology that works in concert with their employees, helping them perform well without being caught up in the tech itself, and they need a workforce willing to learn and adapt.
Conversations With CXOs: Michael Mayta
Mike Mayta, CIO of Wichita, Kansas, shares what he’s learned in 14 years overseeing IT for the city’s 17 departments.
Mitigating the Effects of Government Shutdowns on Federal Workers: Part Two
Government shutdowns — and, maybe more importantly, the frequent threat of shutdowns — take a toll on federal employees’ mental health. Here are some steps to ease the mental health burden.