Lessons Learned from the Big Bang Theory
We are all different and sometimes we don’t understand why what is second nature to us, doesn’t make sense to someone else.
Lessons Learned from Kung Fu Panda 3
The lessons are simple are simple and powerful: the energy that connects us is critical; you must be yourself to achieve your best; and help others be their best selves.
Social Conditioning of Bias
One of the biggest disappointments of my federal career has been my abject failure to improve the engagement numbers of my fellow American Indian/Alaska Native colleagues
Implementing Transparency in Financial and Performance Reporting
Learn more about how your government agency can meet financial transparency requirements and provide meaningful data through the latest technology.
Idea to Retire: A Federal Budget Process That Inhibits IT Innovation
Why the current federal budget process limits IT innovation.
4 Ways Our Good Intentions Go Wrong on Race and Poverty
When we intentionally create spaces to talk about racism, yes, someone will inevitably shift the conversation from race to poverty. This redirection does four important, counterproductive things.
Embracing FITARA: 5 Steps for HR Technology Acquisition
FITARA holds great promise for federal technology procurement, including HR technology. By assuring the communication lines between HR and IT remain open, the odds of FITARA success at your agency will greatly improve.
Stop the Bickering: Create a Style Sheet
Language is not always black and white. In fact, 50 shades is probably an underestimate of all the grey! Still, the situation is not hopeless. We can communicate clearly and consistently without all the bickering. Here’s how.
Redefining Modern Civic Engagement
Civic engagement has become a word to describe anything in government that touches the citizen. The modern civic engagement we are imagining moves in the opposite direction.
The Best Government Mobile Apps for Business… and Your Office
With an increasingly mobile American population, most U.S. federal government agencies have launched mobile-optimized “responsive” versions of their official websites for citizens. A smaller number of agencies have taken the extra step to develop specialized apps for mobile devices like smartphones and tablets, and most of those apps are aimed to consumers / citizens.