The Best Degrees to Get Into Government
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Throwback Thursday: Actors Don’t Hide their Oscars, Why Should You? … It’s Oscars season again!
As we prepare for the Oscars this Sunday (Hosted by Ellen!) I thought it would be a great time to look at the lessons that the Oscars can teach us in government. Paul Binkley, in this article from the 2012 Oscars, remarks on how the government should not hide their awards and accomplishments. Originally PostedRead… Read more »
Good Gov Comes From Good People – So Why Doesn’t Gov Care More About Hiring
Good government comes from good people. Plain and simple. You can’t accomplish anything in government, let alone make it more effective, unless you have the right people in the right jobs. This makes sense, but then why doesn’t the government focus on hiring? Why are Chief Human Capital Officers routinely excluded from a leadership seat?Read… Read more »
Is the Internet of Things a Thing for Gov – Plus the 7 Gov Stories You Need To Know
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: “You’ve been hacked.” That is the line that every person dreads waking up to in their inbox. But securing your identity and your privacy is no easy task. The government has been using identity and access management tools for years, commonly known as IAM. IAM uses a four part verification processRead… Read more »
PMF Finalists Struggle to Secure Placements
Coming up against an April 8, 2014 deadline to get a work placement within an agency, many 2013 Presidential Management Fellow finalists are seeking an extension. More than 250 current finalists have petitioned OPM’s Katherine Archuleta to intervene and provide them with more time or assistance (the petition requests an extra job fair). Government Executive’sRead… Read more »
As A Leader Is It Better To Be Feared Or Respected?
If you’ve ever sat down with a bowl of popcorn to watch the Devil Wear’s Prada or Office Space you know what fearful bosses look like. These are the boss that strike terror into their employees, a simple email can trigger a wave of despair. As a government leader you don’t want to be thatRead… Read more »
When did the civil service become an ignoble profession?
Originally published at cpsrenewal.ca I first met Bob Chartier a few years ago in Calgary. We shared a stage at an event put on by the National Managers Community at the Fairmont hotel. I was the opening act, there to speak about how technology was changing government. He was the main attraction, there to speakRead… Read more »
What I learned from government innovators – Plus the seven gov stories you need to know
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: Are you, like me, an Olympic junkie? If you are, there is more to learn from tuning into the Olympic coverage than how to execute the perfect twizzle. You can also learn valuable leadership lessons. Here are the top five. You can find all of our programs online: DorobekINSIDER.com and GovLoopRead… Read more »
Complimentary Access to The Public Manager
We know that 2014 is shaping up to be a challenging year for many federal workers. As a steward of best practices in government, we are offering a gift of complimentary access to The Public Manager, a journal all about the great work and shining achievements of our government. The link below gives you immediateRead… Read more »
Okay to Make Mistakes: Leadership in Innovation
This past Wednesday, GovLoop’s Chris Dorobek hosting another special live edition of the DorobekInsider. In it, Dorobek and his guests discussed the necessity of more innovation in government (For the full recap, click here). Lined up, we had Lena Trudeau, Associate Commissioner of the GSA’s Office of Strategic Innovation and who also runs the PresidentialRead… Read more »