Earlier this week the President unveiled his new management agenda, part of the process involves a renewed emphasis on creating metrics to evaluate an agency’s programs and goals. That focus falls under the GPRA Modernization Act. The new legislation provides the government with the foundation for strengthening agency efforts to use strategic planning and performanceRead… Read more »
Social workers operate throughout many levels of government, helping individuals and families deal with various life problems and issues.
Don’t be afraid to ask the right people for references. The right people are your former bosses. Tell your references: 1. I’d like you to be a reference in my job search. 2. Why you’re asking them to be a reference. “I remember what a great boss you were,” or “I learned a lot fromRead… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: RFP-EZ is trying to make the acquisition process a little easier for federal contracts under $150,000. Now the head of the project Clay Johnson has been awarded a grant from the Knight Foundation to expand RFP-EZ to the state and local levels. Find out how it’s going. Around the web CBSRead… Read more »
It’s been two years since President Obama signed the Executive Order on Diversity and Inclusion in the federal workplace. As we all know, organizations and organizational culture take a great deal of time to change. This is especially the case for government agencies, which are often over a hundred years old. Today, I attended anRead… Read more »
People often seem surprised by the decisions local public officials make. It’s not uncommon to hear community residents say, “What the heck were they thinking about when they …???” Since I enjoyed the privilege of a lengthy career in local government, I was able to personally observe the process many local government bodies used toRead… Read more »
Today I wanted to focus on the connection between authenticity and complexity but before jumping to the meat of it I wanted to recap how we got here. Whether you’ve noticed or not, we’ve been deliberately walking you down a very deliberate path recently: I asked a thought provoking question about the tenuous relationship betweenRead… Read more »
It’s July. Woot. I’m excited because it means Next Generation of Gov’t Training Summit is coming. For those that don’t know, NextGen is a 2-day training summit co-hosted by GovLoop & Young Government Leaders. It’s awesome – 650+ Gen X/Y gov’t leaders, 50+ sessions mapped to OPM ECQs and 100+ speakers from the best inRead… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: President Obama unveiled his three part management reboot that will attempt to modernize the executive branch. We break down the agenda. Plus a proposed gov reorganization and more on the Innovation Fellow. Click here for the full recap. But Up First: More on Management We told you about the Obama administration’sRead… Read more »
Over the last few years I’ve gotten a bit better at seeing things through, disciplining myself to overcome some bad habits, and stick with my habits that I’d like to hang on to. Today I thought I’d share a few of the things that I think are helping me accomplish that objective. The first ofRead… Read more »