2026 Playbook for Public Sector Leaders: From Resilience to Renaissance
The 2026 playbook calls on public sector leaders to shift from resilience to renaissance, from reacting to redesigning government systems.
Leadership
The Quiet Crisis of Policy Debt: How Legacy Rules Are Crippling Modern Governance
Policy debt is one of government’s greatest modernization barriers. Policy hygiene cycles enable modernization that is built on clarity, not clutter.
For Change Leaders: On the Subject of Spoon-Feeding
Change doesn’t happen when leaders spoon-feed their teams and colleagues. Learn the signs and symptoms of spoon-feeding, and how to overcome them.
When Innovation Becomes a Liability
A cautionary tale of AI-gone-wrong shows why leaders must audit incentives and embed accountability. Don’t let a click compromise your integrity.
Welcome Back, America: How to Regain Momentum Together After a Shutdown
Shutdowns don’t just pause government, they ripple through communities, businesses and households. When the lights flick back on, we all must readjust.
Sponsors are Sometimes the Scariest Part of the Project!
People intrinsically understand that good sponsorship is vital for a project to succeed. But, more often than not, it becomes a significant barrier to delivering a successful project and realizing the planned benefits of that project.
The Value of Community Agreements
Community agreements set the ground rules for meetings and discussions. Developed collaboratively, the can help everyone feel safe and open to ideas.
Why Your Calmness is Your Strongest Strategy
A leader’s composure is contagious — your team mirrors your emotional state. How to project calm under pressure and make your presence a strategic asset.
Communicating With Confidence
During the Supervisors Community of Practice session on Nov. 17, an expert shared advice on relaying messages with confidence and authority.
Strive to Make Organizational Restructuring as Painless as Possible
As ‘Govies’ we’ve all lived through it. The dreaded organizational restructure. Change is painful, but organizational restructures can create a whole new kind of ‘pain’. The unknowns, the rumors, the impacts, and the stress are sometimes off the charts. Having been intimately involved on multiple restructuring efforts, I hope that some of these insights canRead… Read more »