How the Ziegarnik Effect is Slowly Killing You
Human nature is to finish what we start and if it is not finished, we experience some type of discomfort. This discomfort manifests itself in different ways.
“You’re in My Seat”: Pros, Cons and Tips to Handle Hoteling
It’s another day in the office, and you are flying down the corridor, gripping your grande pumpkin spice latte (hooray for fall!) in one hand and scrolling through email on your phone with the other. You have a meeting that starts in three minutes, and you are trying to drop everything at your desk before youRead… Read more »
How GSA is Innovating the Procurement Process
Get the inside scoop on GSA’s approach to innovating federal procurement.
Is Phased Retirement Right For You?
The big question is, is phased retirement right for you? The answer may come down to which retirement system are you in.
Why an Information Governance Strategy?
Information governance incorporates the policies, controls and information lifecycle management processes that agencies need to control cost and risk.
How Human Centered Design Can Help Your Agency
Perhaps its time to consider a new approach that puts people at the center, or human-centered design (HCD).
4 Ways to Know You Found The Right Mentor
I never thought of myself as any kind of role model, but that changed once my mentor began to make me see myself in a different light.
5 Ways That a Manager = Teacher
What I didn’t realize before starting my first managerial position was how much the role of a manager equals teacher.
Go Slow to Go Fast: Getting a Handle on Time
Time is a funny thing. We sing about it, wanting to save it in a bottle and wondering if anyone really cares. It’s part of our daily lexicon. There’s no time like the present. That was time well spent. Most often, we want to know, “Where does time go?”
Challenges to Becoming Data-Driven
Government agencies face three major challenges to becoming data-driven organizations: silos and lack of alignment, technology gaps and an inability to derive value from this data deluge.