After having spent what many might refer to as lifetime in government service I came to the conclusion that there are ten incontrovertible truths local government officials and senior public employees should subscribe to and remember. These ten truths apply equally to Townships, Villages, Cities, Counties, Boroughs, Parishes and School Boards, etc. Ten Immutable TruthsRead… Read more »
I was flipping back through To Sell is Human by Daniel H. Pink again and one of the things that I noticed was a section on visualization that I thought was really interesting. I’ve talked about visualization in the past several times. I’ve talked about it in the context of meetings, negotiations, and just generallyRead… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: Retaining and engaging young feds has been the drum beat in government for awhile now and will probably continue to be for the foreseeable future. But one of the main stumbling blocks for agency leaders has been the pace of government change. Millennials are quick to adopt new technologies and programs.Read… Read more »
Retaining and engaging young feds has been the drum beat in government for awhile now and will probably continue to be for the foreseeable future. But one of the main stumbling blocks for agency leaders has been the pace of government change. Millennials are quick to adopt new technologies and programs. But the government isRead… Read more »
Technology is rapidly changing how people communicate with each other. Private sector businesses are utilizing technology as a tool to interact with and empower citizens through their products and services. Many local governments are behind the times as far as utilizing the power of the Internet and social media to engage citizens. California Lt. Gov.Read… Read more »
Is there a recipe for successful cross-agency relationships that are enduring? Or is each initiative so dependent on context and personalities that there is no way to offer general principles of success? With Valentine’s Day approaching, there are all sorts of advice columns about improving relationships. Well, A new IBM Center report by Dr. JaneRead… Read more »
Andrew Krzmarzick commented on my blog post Answering Joshua Millsapps’ Question: Is remote work, too remote? by saying OPM surveys reveal that supervisors feel the biggest barrier to telework adoption is the, “Need to learn new skills for managing a remote workforce.” As I had referenced in my post my success in learning new skillsRead… Read more »
If you don’t know The Children’s Inn at NIH, you should. Nestled in the NIH campus next to the world renowned research hospital, The Inn is a “place like home” to more than 10,000 children who bravely have traveled from all 50 states and 84 countries to find a cure. Children are admitted to theRead… Read more »
The future workforce will require managers with higher level of humility and humanity. It is not too much of the technical but the solf skills–how to create a harmony workforce and how to understand and listen to employee concerns and find ways to resolve them a quickly as possible. Managers of the future must notRead… Read more »
4 Ways to Cope With a Bad Leader By Alex Tremble Just as a driver is responsible for their passenger’s safety and arriving at the end destination on time, a leader should do their best to develop their employees and ensure their team reaches the finish line. But just as there are good drivers, thereRead… Read more »