Federal Service: A Mission for the Next Generation

We’re blogging from the Next Generation of Government Training Summit. Follow along @NextGenGov and read more blog posts here. How can the Federal government hire, develop, and retain a robust and talented workforce in the 21st century? Katherine Archuleta, Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), thinks about this question every day. During herRead… Read more »

Top 7 Email Metrics You Should Be Measuring

Most government organizations don’t need to be convinced of the importance of email and its impact in reaching key audiences and getting people to take action. However, not every organization knows how to best measure the results of its outreach or even what metrics are available. Although every organization’s goals and content are unique, thereRead… Read more »

How to Communicate 101

It’s that time of year again! The next two days we’ll be blogging from GovLoop and YGL’s Next Generation of Government Training Summit. Follow along @NextGenGov and read more blog posts here. Mail, Memos, Meetings and Memes – Communicate All The Ways Speakers Michael Lawyer, Special Assistant to the Chief Human Capital Officer at DepartmentRead… Read more »

VA Acquisition Academy’s New PM Fellows Program – Now Accepting Applications!

It’s that time of year again! The next two days we’ll be blogging from GovLoop and YGL’s Next Generation of Government Training Summit. Follow along @NextGenGov and read more blog posts here. I attended a break-out session at yesterday’s NextGen Training Summit on “Project Management Best Practices.” This session was led by Paul Gregory, ViceRead… Read more »

Innovation in Government – Oxymoron or Wave of the Future?

It’s that time of year again! The next two days we’ll be blogging from GovLoop and YGL’s Next Generation of Government Training Summit. Follow along @NextGenGov and read more blog posts here. I attended a great breakout session at yesterday’s NextGen Training Summit on this topic. The audience was certainly skeptical that innovation is evenRead… Read more »

10 Tips for Maximum Productivity, Effectiveness and Better Meetings

The late management guru Peter Drucker wrote of meetings, “Meetings are by definition a concession to deficient organization. For one either meets or one works. One cannot do both at the same time.” Yet, we are wired to want a meeting whenever it is possible to have one. Perhaps it is because we want toRead… Read more »

Sharing Health Records for Servicemembers and Veterans

The Departments of Defense (DOD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) operate two of the nation’s largest health care systems, providing care to more than 9.6 million active-duty servicemembers and 6.3 million veterans. For many years, DOD and VA have known that better sharing of health care data could help them: make patient information more available toRead… Read more »

The Democratic Divide: Politics in a Polarized World

It’s that time of year again! The next two days we’ll be blogging from GovLoop and YGL’s Next Generation of Government Training Summit. Follow along @NextGenGov and read more blog posts here. This morning Joshua Huder, Senior Fellow at the Government Affairs Institute, joined us to explain a phenomenon on the mind of everyone inRead… Read more »

What Can a Hot Dog Vendor Teach You About the Value of Trust in the Workplace?

It’s that time of year again! The next two days we’ll be blogging from GovLoop and YGL’s Next Generation of Government Training Summit. Follow along @NextGenGov and read more blog posts here. A hot dog vendor in New York City realized he was losing business because customers would give up on waiting in long linesRead… Read more »

Leading in a Globalized World: Lessons from Young Professionals in Foreign Policy

It’s that time of year again! We’re blogging from GovLoop and YGL’s Next Generation of Government Training Summit. Follow along @NextGenGov and read more blog posts here. This afternoon Gary Barnabo, President of Young Professionals in Foreign Policy (YPFP) and founder and chairman Joshua Marcuse shared their insights at the NextGen Conference about the globalRead… Read more »