Harnessing Emotional Intelligence: A Guide for Government Leaders
Whether managing a small team or leading a large agency, the ability to understand and manage emotions — your own and others’ — is a powerful tool.
Posts By Kerry Rea
5 Ways to Take Control of Workplace Well-Being
Maintaining well-being in the workplace is an issue common across all industries. But these challenges do not have to derail your career goals.
Embracing Human-Centered Design in Government Software Development
Human-centered design (HCD) incorporates tangible user feedback to ensure that technologies meet the needs of users.
Checking in on the Zero-Trust Journey
Agencies have been migrating to zero-trust principles since 2021. More than just meeting a mandate, the shift to zero trust makes sense for the way agencies are consuming IT, including their more expansive use of the cloud.
Evaluating Your Leadership Style: Is It Serving You and Your Team?
As a leader, regularly evaluating your leadership style is essential to ensure that it aligns with your values, meets the needs of your team, and drives progress.
Examining the Basis of Ethical Decision-Making
While ethical decision-making is essential in any professional setting, it is even more critical, and sometimes more challenging, in government.
Multiple Roles: Tips for Managing Time and Stress
Taking on a new role can be overwhelming. Viewing the new role as an opportunity can help mitigate stress, as can these techniques for productivity.
Change Your Reaction to Change
To become more resilient during workplace shifts, focus your efforts on things that can make a positive difference for you and your team.
Cloud: The Unsung Hero of Government Innovation
While artificial intelligence and zero trust may have been the big buzzwords in government IT this past year, cloud continues to make a steady and dynamic impact on how government works. The 2019 Federal Cloud Computing Strategy has guided and encouraged agencies to shift administrative and mission-focused systems to cloud platforms over the course of… Read more »
Advance Your Career, Advance the Mission
A public sector or military career can seem formulaic. But that doesn’t mean you’re at the mercy of the system. There are many ways to influence and speed your career trajectory.