Flexibility and Balance: Bringing Your Whole Self to City Leadership

When the pandemic struck during his second year in office, Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins learned important lessons about staying flexible.

How to Handle a Career Setback

At any given time in your career, you will experience a career setback. Even individuals at the top of their game will inevitably suffer a workplace obstacle. How you respond to setbacks determines and defines your job future.

9 Simple Ways to Show Kindness to Your Employees

Kindness might seem like a popular buzzword these days, but maybe it’s because there is something extraordinary about it. Maybe it’s because even the smallest act can change someone’s entire day. Show some kindness to your employees with these nine simple ideas.

Your Mindset Matters — Learn to Grow

Have you ever heard of a growth mindset vs. a fixed mindset? Having a growth mindset allows you to embrace challenges, and it encourages a drive to learn more. Here are easy ways to develop it.

Empowering Frontline Employees to Lead a Culture of Innovation

“Imagine the raw power of 225,000 uniquely qualified individuals who are given the tools and permission to make a health care system better.”

If Cybersecurity Is a Team Sport, How Can Your Agency Play as Part of the Team?

At GovLoop’s online training Thursday, government experts spoke about what agencies are focused on in this phase of bolstering their cybersecurity.

Four Ways to Bring Emotional Smarts to Your Job

A recent study has found that employees with emotionally intelligent bosses tend to be happier and more effective.

Are People at the Center of Your Modernization Efforts?

The phrase “government modernization” can seem to lack urgency — until you consider how it impacts people.

What Digital Transformation Starts With

For many people, the first and only interactions they have with a government agency are through its website, and good first impressions can go a long way.

5 Management Lessons From ‘The Devil Wears Prada’s’ Miranda Priestly

Have you ever considered if she actually had some worthy management skills? Well, I did, using the gold standard of management principles.