Enterprise Government: How the Next Administration Can Better Serve Citizens (Part Two)
In this week’s blog, we will present the key findings and recommendations in each of four areas to spur a government-wide approach to solving problems.
9 Tips to Attract and Retain the Best Employees at Your Agency
Government must use everything at its disposal to attract, hire, and retain the best possible workers. Below, I’ve shared nine low- or no-cost tips on finding the best and brightest for your agency.
3 Tips to Work More Effectively in a Multi-Generational Workforce
Chances are in federal government: you will be on a team with individuals spanning all generations. And that can be frustrating for everyone.
American Indian/Alaska Native Heritage Month-The Myths Live On
Next week starts an annual observance of American Indian/Alaska Native Heritage Month, a yearly ritual that claims to commemorate the first citizens of this country. Although most federal agencies do their best to educate the non-Indians on their staffs about the contemporary nature of Native people in this country, the following myths about our firstRead… Read more »
Making the Most of a Conference
How do people make the most of conferences they attend? I decided to ask my friends and colleagues for their insight and here are some of the great tips they offered.
Build Your “High Five” Performing Team
My new team has three positions: one open, one filled, and one person had just resigned but was still on the job for a few more weeks. My first task? Ensure each one of the people in these positions is successful. But how?
Disengagement Trifecta
For American Indian/Alaska Native employees, it is one, two, three strikes you’re out at the old engagement ballgame.
Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda, or Darth Vader: What’s Your Leadership Style?
Even though they take place in a galaxy far, far away, there’s a lot to learn about leadership from the Star Wars movies.
Twitter Chat 101: Hosting as a Government Agency
Twitter chats certainly aren’t the newest concept, but their popularity has been steadily growing over the past few years. As their popularity grows, companies, organizations and now government agencies are beginning to get in on the fun. But to run your own Twitter chat, you have to know how. And while there is a plethora… Read more »
Want Results? What is Your Double Helix?
Enterprise Architecture portrays technology, data, and people as functional blocks of information. As we know, “architecture” in this context derives from Zachman’s classic article. In the larger context, by definition, modern architecture represents form in terms of function. The same for “pattern.” If I may use a crude abbreviation, a “pattern language” is to “makeRead… Read more »