Thinking About Filing an EEO Complaint Against a Federal Agency? Learn The Process
If you have chosen a career in the federal government, it is never too early to learn the EEO complaint filing basics.
Fortnite Lessons for the Workplace
Well, in the event you’ve been living under a rock for the past year, Fortnite is basically the Hunger Games meets Call of Duty but in a totally quirky, non-gory and animated way. But it can give us some good workplace lessons.
Good Politics: Hosting “Political Parties” to Boost Civic Engagement
After a year of hosting informal events to introduce their friends and colleagues directly to other friends who were running for office, Austinites Nathan Ryan and Liz Coufal looked at the growing crowds and realized they had tapped into something bigger than themselves.
First Time Serving on a Board?
I’ve been fortunate to have had the opportunity to serve on several boards and advisory committees over the last 15 years, including as a nonprofit board chair. Here are some of the things I learned along the way
The Crisis of an Aging Government Workforce
Last year, only 24 percent government workers were between the ages of 20 and 35. Attract young talent by championing these four millennial-approved values.
How to Avoid Silo Thinking
Some time ago at the state of Nebraska, we recognized it was inefficient for our technology resources to work in IT silos. Prior to consolidation, an IT silo existed in every individual agency. As any productive business would do, we began working to break down each legacy silo across the enterprise through organizational and technological… Read more »
Changing of the Seasons, Changes in Ourselves
The turning of the seasons is a natural time to reflect, to think about where we are in our journey and where we’d like to go.
5 Risks of Being a Leader
Becoming a thriving leader means stepping outside of your comfort zone and taking on new risks. Simply put, risk is exposure to harm. As a leader, the risks are plentiful.
Open Your Data to Inspire Trust
The opportunity to use government data to take action on social problems is too big to pass up. The more accessible, discoverable, and usable data is, the bigger impact it can have on policymaking, scientific advancements, and business.
3 Strategies for an Excellent Municipal Summer Fellowship Program
Here are some of our lessons learned that you could use to prepare your own municipal fellowship program for its next set of innovators.