The Magic of SharePoint
SharePoint can help improve the efficiency of your office and serve as your one-stop shop for all of your project management needs.
Leaders Don’t Blame Other People
I know you have heard these words spoken before: “It’s not my fault!” And when I hear these words from someone in a leadership position, that “leader” quickly loses credibility with me. That is because leaders don’t blame other people when something goes wrong.
Making the Case for a Second New Employee Orientation
The receiving office doesn’t has a responsibility for helping that new hire ‘hit the road running’ and helping that employee feel welcome. One way to do that? A second office-specific orientation.
How to Give Effective Performance Feedback
You can turn a soul-crushing performance appraisal into an opportunity to engage your staff. Make it an interactive conversation that energizes both you and your employee. My team and I have used the following format for performance feedback for over a decade. We use it for both glowing appraisals and tough reviews
Promoting a Workplace Cybersecurity Culture
Developing a truly effective cybersecurity culture requires that agencies take a deeper look at how they promote and enforce cybersecurity policies among their employees. With that in mind, here are five tips we’ve found beneficial for fostering a cyber-aware professional culture.
Journey of Discovery: Interview with Dr. Ellen Stofan, NASA Chief Scientist
Dr. Ellen Stofan joined me on The Business of Government Hour to explore her role, NASA’s science priorities, efforts at promoting science, technology engineering and mathematics (STEM) education, and space science successes. Here’s an overview of our conversation.
TSP Talk Weekly Wrap Up
Better than expected earnings reports from some big names, such as Netflix and Microsoft, gave stocks the juice to end the week in positive territory. The gains were modest, around 0.5% for TSP stock funds, but its the first positive week in October. This is good if you were in stock TSP funds for theRead… Read more »
3 Steps to Cultivate Greater Accountability at Your Agency
Are there people in your organization that regularly break promises, violate expectations, or behave badly? Does a lack of accountability and a culture of indifference encourage this behavior and make others afraid to speak up?
You’ve Built It, But They’re Not Coming
You’ve hosted open houses, you’ve ask questions on social media, you’ve created an online feedback form. But you’re still not getting the community engagement you want – and need. You’ve built it, but they’re not coming. Here’s what you might be missing.
Cloud SIN Continues to Rain Success
The Cloud SIN allows us to centralize and streamline access to cloud computing services that help meet federal, state, and local governments’ ever-evolving needs.