Networking Doesn’t Have to be a 4-Letter Word
By approaching networking with mindset of getting to know people and building a connection with them, it becomes easier to tap into your network when looking for a new career opportunity.
How To Integrate Citizen-Focused Strategies at Your Agency
The government has some amazing programs. From health care to veterans’ programs to education and more, these programs can change people’s lives for the better. However, their success relies on people being able to understand how to access and take advantage of them. This is why digital communications and citizen engagement is so important.
What OPM’s EVS Analysis is Not Telling You
The EVS survey analysis claims that there have been major gains made in employee satisfaction experiences, but the reality is that it is not okay for almost half of federal employees reporting they can not find better job opportunities.
Top 3 Tips for Explaining What GIS Is
Your GIS elevator pitch.
5 Ways to Improve Government’s Tomorrow
In order to maintain focus on government’s critical objectives, GovDelivery’s CEO Scott Burns recommends five overarching ideas to guide communications efforts.
How USDA Is Empowering Citizen Scientists with Open Data
USDA’s National Agriculture Library is using open data to make its massive collection of agricultural research accessible to citizens, journalists and anyone who wants to see it.
Excelling at A New Job: Stories from The Front Line
The first few weeks of any job are stressful. You have to learn new ways of doing things, adapt to office culture, and establish a new network. These challenges are exacerbated when it’s your first full time job. I talked to former GovLoop Marketing Fellow, Natasha Dabrowski, about her experiences with her first few weeks.
Can You Engage in 8 Seconds?
In eight governments are attempting to engage, inform and connect with citizens. So it’s not surprising that figuring out how to utilize those eight seconds is imperative for success.
3 Trends in Learning and Citizen Education Government Can Take Advantage Of
Three current and actionable learning trends that digital communicators can take advantage of to get their messages to more citizens.
The 4 Envelopes: Deep Breath Before the Plunge
It will take unprecedented transparency in four interrelated areas together with new processes and executive sponsorship to bring down the “red flag” of digital federal wildfire danger. That will be the focus of my blogs over the next several weeks.