To Innovate, View Conflict As Differences Containing Value
To transform conflict into a positive force for innovation, view conflict as differences containing value – and plan to learn from those differences.
Leadership
Top 5 Tips to Avoid a WOTM
It’s Friday at work and there is calmness in the air until the bell on your Outlook email begins to ring sounding off the start of your marathon of all day meetings. Meetings can be a great way to share information, connect with colleagues and obtain insight on leadership views when managed effectively. Yet, sometimesRead… Read more »
How to Land a Leadership Role in 2015
This is the year you take the plunge. You’ve been doing a fantastic job in your role so far, but you’re ready to take the next step and get into leadership. You know you can do it – but how do you prove to your managers that you’re ready? The biggest secret to getting a leadershipRead… Read more »
Delivery Units Around the World
Delivery Units are being created by governments around the world as a way for leaders to ensure results are delivered effectively across agency boundaries.
The Veteran Conundrum
Gary Sinise in Forrest Gump. Tom Cruise in Born On The 4th of July. Two great American actors in two powerful films with incredible imagery. It’s not Hollywood’s fault that our society is so dialed in to their productions, but the reality is many Americans’ mental image of a Veteran is skewed by these memorable… Read more »
What’s In Store? Identifying Key Challenges Facing Government
Generally, the first step towards problem solving is identifying the problem. How can the government expect to adapt to the ever-changing landscape of the 21st century without first understanding what problems it’s up against? Chris Dorobek has been interviewing various government professionals to get their take on the biggest issues facing the U.S. government todayRead… Read more »
How Hip is Your Agency?
Is your agency relevant in the eyes of a Millennial? I’m sure being “hip” is not central to the mission of your organization, but did you know that Millennials will comprise 75% of the workforce by 2025? So, appealing to this demographic is certainly essential. But, how can your agency – especially if it’s steepedRead… Read more »
Helping Government Cross the Chasm
It’s a fun time to be in government. A mix of rapidly growing technology, increased citizen demands, and a push to be more efficient has government agencies across the globe making changes. Topics and technology that were just an idea a few years ago are starting to gain traction. You see this in a rangeRead… Read more »
Making the Most of MLK Day
Some ideas for you to make the most of MLK Day and do some good.
9 Reasons Why We Should Kill the Bureaucracy
Management expert Gary Hamel says it is time we kill the bureaucracy. He recommends a new approach called Management 2.0 where people move from guardians and gatekeepers to joiners and enablers. Over Management Some of us work in suffocating bureaucracies of multiple management layers. It is difficult to get our high level bosses to listenRead… Read more »