Approaching the Day With Wonder
This Featured Contributor offers reflections on how to view even the smallest moments with fresh, appreciative eyes, no matter what challenges life presents.
Why Cyber Workforce Strategy Is Now a Leadership Imperative
The cyber workforce is entering a reset year. In 2026, the biggest constraint will be the ability to staff, skill and retain teams to keep pace with threats.
What if Your Employee is Struggling, and You Suspect a Disability?
An employee with performance issues also could be disabled. Even if they haven’t asked for accommodation, you may be legally required to provide one.
Building a Better Meeting
Learn a step-by-step way to construct effective meetings that engage your participants and yield better outcomes.
Post-Fork in the Road … A Year Later and the Reality of Reinvention
Career forks aren’t clean breaks. They’re braided journeys. This article explores how federal leaders can navigate the messy “now what?” after transition, with practical strategies to reinvent purpose and translate experience into new value.
Writing and Implementing a Proper Performance Improvement Plan
Learn to write and implement a PIP that really helps your poor-performing employee get back on track and keep their job.
How Smart Change Leadership Turns Hesitation into Momentum
Government transformation efforts often stall not because the workforce resists change, but because leadership signals are unclear.
When Tornadoes Hit Tallahassee, AI Maps the Damage in Days, Not Months
Tallahassee – Leon County, Florida, punches above its weight by turning an experiment into a nationally recognized model for municipal AI innovation.
The Future of Government Is Not Digital — It’s Human Competence in a Digital World
The future of government is not digital, it is the rise of a digitally competent workforce capable of translating tools into mission results.
Initiating a PIP Your Employee Can Survive
How to put together a good faith Performance Improvement Plan that helps your emplyee improve — and keep their job.