The Government Doesn’t Have a Talent Pipeline Problem. It Has a Talent Utilization Problem.
The workforce challenge is often seen as a hiring and retention crisis. That obscures a more basic issue: the chronic underutilization of existing talent.
Posts By Dr. Rhonda Farrell
The 10 Biggest Challenges Facing Federal, State and Local Government Today
What are the ten most pressing challenges facing federal, state, and local governments? Here’s a roadmap for government executives.
2026 Playbook for Public Sector Leaders: From Resilience to Renaissance
The 2026 playbook calls on public sector leaders to shift from resilience to renaissance, from reacting to redesigning government systems.
The Quiet Crisis of Policy Debt: How Legacy Rules Are Crippling Modern Governance
Policy debt is one of government’s greatest modernization barriers. Policy hygiene cycles enable modernization that is built on clarity, not clutter.
The Cyber–Climate Collision: Why Sustainability and Security Must Finally Talk to Each Other
The boundary between cybersecurity and climate resilience has collapsed. Learn how governments are integrating sustainability and security.
Trust, Transparency, and the Algorithmic State: Who Audits the Machines?
Governments are racing to embed AI into public service. But while algorithms accelerate decisions, they also erode something far more valuable: trust.
Procurement in the Age of Prompt Engineering: Why Governments Still Buy Like It’s 1999
Agencies seek AI transformation but still use procurement systems designed for the last century. To fix it, embed agility and accountability into every acquisition.
Bureaucracy vs. Bandwidth: The Global Struggle for Public-Sector Talent in the AI Era
Governments worldwide are chasing digital transformation while trapped in legacy hiring, training, and leadership systems that can’t keep pace with innovation. To lead in the AI era, senior executives must commit to a Digital Workforce Compact that prioritizes agility, learning, and trust over bureaucracy.
The “AI Air Gap”: Why Governments Are Digitizing Without Integrating
Governments are racing to adopt AI, yet many struggle. In 2026, success will belong to those who invest in trust, interoperability, and shared purpose.
Agency Overload: The Silent Talent Drain You Never See (Until It’s Too Late)
Is your agency losing its best people to “mission overload”? This 5-step framework can help reduce overload and retain talent.