Application Modernization: Can We Toss the Legacy Database for a New One?
Modernizing an application for the cloud can affect all three tiers. Is the DB tier too sacred to change?
Beyond Results: Why Talent Recognition Matters Before the Finish Line
Like marathoners who need hydration during a race, public servants need recognition and appreciation as a project unfolds, not just when it’s complete. And unlike performance-based feedback, which focuses on what a worker did, real-time talent-oriented feedback focuses on how they show up.
5 Common Team Cohesion Challenges (And How to Fix Them Fast)
Struggling with team cohesion? Discover 5 common reasons teams disconnect — and learn leadership cues to improve communication and boost performance.
From Idea to Implementation: How Agencies Are Using AI to Improve Service Delivery
AI isn’t just buzz — it’s powering faster, smarter public services. Here’s how agencies are making it real (and keeping it real).
Tips for Doing the Impossible: Juggling Parenthood and Your Career
Juggling parenthood and career can be heartbreaking because you want to be great at your job, and you owe your kids every effort to be great at home. Follow these five tips for easing the strain.
Examining the Basis of Ethical Decision-Making
While ethical decision-making is essential in any professional setting, it is even more critical, and sometimes more challenging, in government.
The AI + Cyber Nexus: What Gov Leaders Need to Know Now
As AI transforms how we serve and secure, public-sector leaders must navigate the tricky space where machine intelligence meets cyber risk.
Stressed Out or Overwhelmed? Give Grounding a Try
If you find yourself in a state of stress or overwhelm, try grounding. Here are 10 different grounding techniques to try, so you can find the approach that works best for you.
Stop, Don’t Send: Recognizing When Email Isn’t the Answer
Emails are quick and convenient, but sometimes a phone or video call or an in-person chat is more appropriate and effective. Here are five scenarios in which email is the wrong communications choice.
Data Literacy Is Essential to Success
Data literacy is an increasingly important skill in navigating today’s technical — and overall — landscape. Understanding your data and using it to make good decisions goes far beyond Excel sheets and pie charts — and understanding that is the first step toward data literacy.