After Workforce Cuts: What Real Leadership Looks Like
Teams may feel fortunate to still have jobs after major cuts, but that fades. Real leadership starts after the layoffs, when the culture feels stretched thin.
Leadership
From Fraud Controls to Institutional Advantage: How New Guidance Is Unlocking Transformation Across Government
Recent fraud regulations are creating a powerful catalyst for transformation. Agencies can leverage these changes to modernize policy and processes.
Fraud Enforcement in Flux: What Public-Sector Leaders Must Know in 2026
As fraud risks accelerate across public programs, recent directives and enforcement actions signal a decisive shift from compliance-driven oversight to executive-level accountability. This article outlines what local, state, and federal leaders must understand about evolving fraud expectations, enforcement priorities, and governance responsibilities — and why fraud resilience is now a leadership discipline. It concludes with… Read more »
Strategy as a Stabilizer: How Government Leaders Can Lead Through Uncertainty More Successfully
As uncertainty becomes a permanent condition for government leaders, strategy must evolve from a static plan to a stabilizing system that allows for clear decisions, coordinated action, and sustained trust. Agencies can move from reactive crisis response to confident, continuous execution.
Why Are We So Surprised Slow Orgs Move Slowly?
Traditional hierarchy works a lot like speed bumps. It slows teams down no matter how talented or motivated they are. This article breaks down how flattening structure, shortening approval paths, and giving teams full ownership of outcomes removes friction so they can finally move at the speed leaders expect.
Understanding Gov Performance Management Basics
In our most recent Supervisor Community of Practice virtual networking discussion, we sat down with Patrick S. Malone, Ph.D., Director, Key Executive Leadership Programs, Department of Public Administration and Policy, American University, to discuss how, as a leader, you can polish your performance management skills to better guide your team to meet its goals.
On the Agenda: A Productive Meeting
We all end up leading a meeting now and then. Here are some suggestions for creating a strong agenda that will keep your meeting on track.
Talent Velocity: How Governments Can Break the Bureaucracy Bandwidth Barrier
Government leaders face a growing gap between mission urgency and the speed at which talent can be mobilized. Enter the concept of talent velocity.
Rebuilding Decision-Making Under Pressure: Lessons from the RFO
The RFO aims to streamline federal regulation and expose long‑standing structural bottlenecks. See what leaders can learn from its approach.
From Legacy to Leadership: How AI Challenges Government to Become Its Best Self
AI is not a threat to public service, but an opportunity to honor government’s legacy while strengthening its future, modernizing processes with purpose.