The Force is Strong With These Agencies on Social Media
Join the social media bandwagon your agency must.
Creating An Innovation Strategy 4 – Planning Your Trek
Creating an innovation strategy is one part strategy, one part innovation, and the right conversations with the right people.
A Checklist for How to Leave a Job on Good Terms
In the musical chairs of life, you will probably eventually leave your current job for a better one. When you do so, you should try to leave your job as gracefully and smoothly as possible. Some tips to help you move on without messing up.
The Problem With Leaning In
Instead of talking about leaning in at work, we should be emphasizing leaning out — getting outside the narrow confines of our own self-interests and seeing the workplace as a communal setting that works for everyone and not just a chosen few. Let’s lean on each other for a change.
TSP Talk Weekly Wrap Up
Despite the big rally after the Fed rate hike on Wednesday, the declining price of oil took center stage on Thursday and investors quickly turned to selling. The selling continued over night, causing a gap down at Friday’s open, and closed at the lows putting the S&P 500 in negative territory for the week. TheRead… Read more »
Social Intranet in Government
Why haven’t more social intranet initiatives succeeded at federal agencies?
From King to Obama: Will Millennials Save Us From Racism?
The promised land that King saw in his dream is in sight. The race is not finished. We need some fresh legs to complete the last few miles. The question is, will Millennials take us across the finish line?
Creating and Maintaining Workplace Harmony
Does your workplace feel like the frontline? Are you constantly searching for workplace harmony? How can we ever get past that last conflict?
Making Decisions in a Time of Transition
How can new leaders quickly gain situational awareness? How can they harness ongoing processes like budget formulation and performance reporting as inputs for decision-making? How can they use and integrate expertise such as risk management and strategic foresight into actionable information?
Make These Leadership Resolutions for 2016
If you have a habit of making grand New Year’s resolutions like training for a marathon or going to the gym every day at 5 a.m., and always fail, then it may be time to change your tactics. Instead of making a personal resolution, try making a resolution for your professional life.