Capabilities Based Planning
What you need to know about capabilities in the planning process.
Partners in Crime: Fostering Lasting Bonds with a Work Friend
Friend at work can be your sounding board when you need to vent, a beacon to help you reframe your negative thoughts, a cheerleader when you accomplish a goal, an ally when you need assistance, and a lifesaver when you really need one.
5 Ways to Get Back to Work When Summer Ends
Keep your work mojo going even though summer is ending.
Neutralizing Negativity in the Workplace
What you need to know about overcoming toxicity in the workplace.
The Future of Our Economy Depends on Total Workforce Engagement
What you need to know about the gig economy.
The Annual Performance Review vs. the Competency Assessment
Federal agencies should implement two performance management processes: the traditional process mandated by OPM, which reviews the accomplishments and shortcomings of the past year as well as forward-looking assessment of competency benchmarks, to project readiness in current and future roles.
How to Say No
The Harvard Business Review regularly publishes articles on how long work hours are backfiring for people and companies. They highlight research showing that overwork has a negative impact on our resilience and our health. This leads to low productivity, absenteeism and burned out employees. While it is important to manage our workload to minimize long work hours, that can beRead… Read more »
8(a) STARS II GWAC Continues Win-Win for Government Customers and Small Businesses
Moving government IT capabilities forward to meet the operational challenges of the 21st century is not a one person job – it requires a balance of government and industry, especially small businesses, all collaborating and working together.
Social Media Comes of Age Amidst Harvey
Hurricane Harvey is not the first opportunity for social media to play an integral part in emergency communication channels, but it is the most recent and, possibly, most widespread case.
Meeting the 90-Day Mandate: 4 Tips for Agencies Moving to the Cloud
The most resourceful, powerful government on the planet can safely and effectively migrate its IT to the cloud. It simply needs a four-step plan to do so