Getting Things Done
We all feel better looking back on accomplishments we can measure, see and touch. When we work for the government, this can feel like a challenge. To meet this challenge, we need to foster and maintain a sense of empowerment.
Leadership
Lead, Follow or Get Out of the Way
Greater mission demands with smaller workforces are driving a need to reframe the old axiom Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way. It also demonstrates the need for strong leadership, dynamic followership and accountability.
Creativity in Government: Find Your Inner Genius
The public sector will never have the “no strings attached” freedom of a genius grant. But finding solutions to increasingly complex challenges demands that we foster conditions for dynamic, creative approaches to today’s problems.
Need a More Engaged Team? Give Them Intriguing Puzzles to Solve
How do we better engage government workers? Challenge them.
4 Core Characteristics For Success – In Life and Work
Leaders and managers of organizations understand that in order to create a healthy work culture, some basic building blocks must be in place.What are these core characteristics for life success?
Power Distance in the Workplace: 3 Types of Space
It is important to eliminate unneeded distance between managers and those that they manage while retaining appropriate authority in the area of power distance.
A Leader’s Bag of Tricks & Treats: It’s All Situational
Here are some tricks and treats for leaders to improve their leadership style and navigate some tricky situations.
Promote Critical Thinking by Looking Two Desks Beyond
“Looking Two Desks Beyond” is a starting point to promote critical thinking across organizations. This concept broadens employees’ perspectives as they consider the impacts their duties and responsibilities have on their internal and external partners.
Book Review: Open Gates for Leadership Tips
Robert Gates’ “A Passion for Leadership” truly belongs on the nightstand of today’s public and private sector leaders. Our institutions and their long-needed reform will be the better for it.
Want to Truly Help Your Team? Stop Rescuing Them!
Do you have the reputation of consistently being the hero who jumps in and saves the day? If you answered yes, you may be a fellow Rescuer. Here’s what you should do.