All Blog Posts Tagged 'communication' (217)

Sunday marks the official start to the Congressionally recognized Public Service Recognition Week. The annual celebration of federal employees and the work they do. …

A few weeks ago we talked with Deloitte's Dan Helfrich about how feds view their leaders. To be frank, it isn't positive. Check out the recap here. So how do senior execs feel?

Deloitte and the Partnership for Public Service are back with another survey to…

What lessons in employee engagement and business can we learn from Andrew Carnegie? For starters...

Pissed off people = poor profits!

That’s a lesson that Andrew…

Happy People = Higher Profits!

That’s a lesson that Henry Ford learned early in his entrepreneurial business and leadership career.

Ford’s success began during a…

Quoted from "7 Steps to Prove That You Are Listening" by Fred Kofman, image and full text …

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• Sequestration is a monumental loss of government productivity and further erodes what the government is supposed to be doing," said UMD Public Policy Dean, Don…

Marketing agencies and branded organizations presenting at and attending Social Media Week DC all seemed to agree on three best practices for social media:

1. Select the correct platforms for your content: If you don’t have a lot of image assets or your story is not told through images, don’t use Pinterest. If you do not have the technical capacity to produce or purchase audio content, don’t start a podcast. Focus on platforms where it makes…

With Telework Week fast approaching on March 4th and the leaked memo from Yahoo CEO, Marissa Mayer, turning back the clock on workplace flexibility, it seems like a good time to comment on the twin concepts of “connection” and “innovation.” Whatever Mayer’s real motivation for wanting to bring the Yahoo workforce back into the office, her stated goals include promoting the idea that people are more creative when they interact in person, both through formal and unplanned meetings. Is there is…

As communities across the country make more information available on-line, greater attention is being placed on making that information more understandable to the public. In particular government budgets are often reported in a format that is hard for most people to decipher and understand.

The…

Welcome to GovLoop Insights Issue of the Week with Chris Dorobek where each week, our goal is to find an issue — a person — an idea — then helped define the past 7-days… and we work to find an issue that will also will have an impact on the days, weeks and months ahead. And, as always, we focus on six words: helping you do your job better.…

We get it, being in government is tough and it's only getting tougher with budget cuts and sequestration. But one way to weather the storm is to cling tight to your leadership core principles. 

Tom Fox is the Vice President for Leadership and Innovation at the Partnership for Public…

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• Center for Effective Government it’s the new name for OMB Watch. So what other changes come with the title change? And what can we expect out of Government in 2013? Insights from Katherine McFate. Click here for the full recap.…

Today is Inauguration Day and no amount of prep work can prepare anyone for the tremendous amount of changes that the administration will face in the upcoming months. Cabinet secretaries will be confirmed. Policies will be unveiled.…

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• Inauguration is a week away. Are you ready for the transition? When it comes to managing during the transition a couple think instantly pop: avoid…

Inauguration is a week away. Are you ready for the transition?

When it comes to managing during the transition a couple think instantly pop: avoid gossip and do your homework. 

Tom Fox is the Vice President for Leadership and Innovation at the Partnership for Public…

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"Good questions can move your business,…