Ransomware: Emergent Threat or Opportunity?
The ransomware surge complicates the risk management picture, but it may also help bring priorities into focus.
Transition Tips from the Frontlines
Choosing your new boss sounds like the ideal situation, right? If you are a government employee you get to do just that today. However, you also have to start working through a transition period. Check out these tips from across sectors to make that period as seamless as possible.
Don’t Let Barriers Hinder Your Analytics Adoption
“Governed visual analytics is essential,” said Heather Gittings, Director of Public Sector Market Development at Qlik. “Unfortunately, people hear governance and assume a heavy burden will be placed on the IT department. But that’s not the case.”
The Periodic Table of Engagement
A periodic table for engagement that could be the impetus this beleaguered topic needs to deliver on the job satisfaction and happiness.
The Value of Generational Differences
Our challenge as leaders is in finding ways to motivate and communicate with the various generations in the workplace today.
Building Sustainable Engagement at Your Agency
Sustainable engagement requires two prongs of customer service: meeting mission needs and meeting the end user’s needs. Learn how you can use this approach for better and more sustainable services and engagement at your agency.
Managing the Mounting Complexity of Critical Infrastructure
A primary responsibility of DHS is maintaining and securing the assets, systems, and networks comprising the 16 critical infrastructure sectors. That’s no easy task and it’s only getting more difficult.
Know Your Facts: The Civil Service Reform Act
The 1978 Civil Service Reform Act affects the working lives of federal employees every day. It codified merit systems principles and created a framework to resolve disputes involving them—a structure that remains in place and continues to benefit federal employees like you. Here’s an introduction to the law.
Becoming a Change Leader
For many in government, improving how things are done can seem like a daunting task. The barriers to change can seem insurmountable, but they do not have to be.
How Law and Rhetoric Can Inform Change Management
One method of avoiding conflicts and decreasing resistance which has achieved significant critical acclaim in recent years is Verbal Judo.