A special edition of GovLoop’s DorobekINSIDER was held Wednesday. We’re LIVE! We host these events once each month this year. The idea is simple: get smart people together and share ideas — because we believe that the real power of information comes when it is shared. There’s so much talk about big data these days.Read… Read more »
Top 10 lessons from the Frozen Four that apply to high performance teams. Written by Kenneth M Boxer, President and founder, Boxer Advisors, LLC and Gregory Scott Boxer, Private Fleet Sales Executive, Coyote Logistics After attending college hockey’s Final Four this past weekend, my son, Greg and I want to share with you a listRead… Read more »
Do you manage a multigenerational workplace? These five tips can help you out. If you’ve got a wide age range of employees in your office, you’ve probably noticed they have different work styles. In addition to handling projects differently, they can also clash with each other, creating a less-effective team and increasing employee turnover. WhileRead… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: Are hackers the biggest threat to government cybersecurity professionals? Insiders? And what can be done? Insights on a new survey from SolarWinds Chris LaPoint. You can find all of our programs online: DorobekINSIDER.com and GovLoop Insights at http://insights.govloop.com. But up front: Preparing to talk big data with chief data officers ThereRead… Read more »
Get more stuff done. Last week, our CEO and founder Steve Ressler started a simple discussion: How do you get ever actually get stuff done at work? It seems harder and harder to file through the endless emails, phone calls, and other distractions and get the bigger tasks out of the way. Turns out, theRead… Read more »
Missouri is home to some of the weakest ethic laws in the county. The Show-Me-State is the only state in the country that does not limit the amount of money that can be given in campaign contributions and also does not put a limit on the personal gifts that lobbyists can give to legislators. JasonRead… Read more »
As many government employees are members of unions, and many of us who work with the government interact with union members and union rules, your perspectives on this issue may vary. If you’ve ever been to a college football game – you know there is nothing like the atmosphere before the big game. Tailgating, trashRead… Read more »
Are you better at asking questions or giving answers? When in doubt, it’s perfectly reasonable to rely on the tried and true; the steps that got us this far…right? Seeing issues from a new perspective; forcing ourselves to be open to possibilities beyond what we’re able to see on the immediate horizon; innovation is aRead… Read more »
Your pay is up for debate, yet again. A new Congressional Research Service report, Selected Characteristics of Private and Public Sector Workers, continues the debate that came to the forefront during the 2010 election season over whether federal employees are overpaid, or in the view of some, underpaid. But, comparing wages and benefits of governmentRead… Read more »
Originally published at cpsrenewal.ca. Public services have recently been experimenting with many exercises intended to engage employees and stakeholders, which have led to many questions and discussions about what drives people to participation. I recently wrote on the Government of Canada’s internal platform, GCconnex, that the absence of technical barriers isn’t sufficient – there mayRead… Read more »