Fostering connections can help you advance your career and weather tumultuous times, either through official “networking” or simply connecting in more organic ways. But the hardest part may be getting started. Read how-to advice for making meaning connections from two keynote speakers at NextGen’s recent virtual training summit.
Control isn’t a quirk. It’s a coping mechanism our brains reach for when the future feels unpredictable. Read the full article to see how leaders can use that insight to guide their teams.
Employees with workplace suggestions or ideas should be involved in their development. Leaders should pursue a policy of collaboration, not marginalization.
Employees must be able to access, understand and analyze the data they need, but often workers themselves are an obstacle to data access. Three clear tactics, however, can transform a workforce culture into one that welcomes data collaboration.
There’s often a disconnect between the training that organizations provide and employees’ real-world application of it. Learn why that happens, and explore five strategies to close the gap.
Effective leaders know how to navigate their teams through change, uncertainty, and new ideas, and they strike a balance between strength and humility. Read about a leader whose effectiveness suffered when he struggled with humility.
Government workforce training is evolving, and agencies today must overcome five obstacles to designing effective training programs. Learn why slide decks and seminars are no longer enough.
To unlock the decision-making power of their data, organizations must think systemically, integrating technology, governance and workforce education so that data is available and understandable to all users. The name for this is data democratization.
Facing resistance to change in government? Innovation isn’t just about new ideas — it’s about persistence.
Most data today are unstructured, found in everything from Microsoft Word documents and PDFs to video and social media feeds. That array of formats makes it hard for users to collect, analyze and act upon data. It creates an obstacle to data accessibility.