Leadership Development 3 Minutes At A Time

New supervisors, team leaders and managers are in need of practical leadership advice that they could apply immediately.

Millennial Spotlight: DoD’s Global Health Innovator

Switching from the private sector to the government is hard, especially if you’re a millennial and new to the workforce in general. Check out what this millennial has to say about her own switch and learn what she finds so valuable about the public sector.

Transform Your Team With Respect

Using respect with these basic rules can empower your team: 1) Always counsel in private 2) Always give a speaker your respect 3) Always respect others self and belongings 4) Always tell the truth and be respectful

How to Effect Change at Work When You’re Not the Boss

Go forth with the following strategies and you will be on your way to changing company culture and unofficially leading the charge at your organization.

Understand Personality to Be a Better Leader

In the workplace, your interactions with your colleagues matter. But, ensuring positive and supportive connections between your coworkers can be a tough task. One important aspect of building a healthy and successful partnership is accounting for the different emotions and personality preferences of each person.

5 Ideas on Improving Government from NextGen Leaders

If you were in charge, what’s one thing you would change in your office tomorrow?

Meet the Govie Using You to Innovate

We all have the potential to solve some of the hard hitting problems the government faces on a daily basis. However, there is oftentimes no mechanisms in place to foster such open innovation. Fortunately, there are govies like Jenn Gustetic who are pushing the bounds of open innovation and involving citizens in the government problem… Read more »

How Serious Play With Legos Can Help You Innovate

Want to innovate like a true professional leader at your agency? You might have to act like you’re 6 years old again.

Bring the Startup Culture to Your Agency

Feel like your agency could use an injection of startup culture? Check out the advice from those who have been there and learn how you can jumpstart your agency’s workplace culture.

Don’t Front, You Know You Need a Mentor

Consider for a moment the folks you admire. The individuals you deem respectable. Do you ever wonder how they came to be an effective communicator or leader? Who helped them along the way? They might tell you the same thing. They had mentors.