Yep. It’s true. To be a better leader, you need to be a mentor. We talk often about the mentee from why an employee might benefit from having a mentor and how to structure the mentoring relationship to formalizing (or not) a mentoring program in your organization. We measure how the mentee grows, takes onRead… Read more »
The next two days we’ll be blogging from the Next Generation of Government Training Summit. Follow along @NextGenGov and read more blog posts here. “Life is not the way it’s supposed to be. It is the way it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference.” ~ Virginia Satir The pathRead… Read more »
Even before President Obama’s 2010 initiative to remove the obstacles in the federal government’s antiquated hiring process, agencies’ HR departments looked for ways to improve the assessment process to enhance both the applicant experience and the agencies’ chance of identifying top talent. With the OPM’s Hiring Reform in place, the intent is to create aRead… Read more »
Coming hot on the heels of the VicHealth Physical Activity Innovation Challenge, the South Australian Office for the Ageing in the South Australian Department of Health has partnered with TACSI (The Australian Centre for Social Innovation) to launch an Innovation in Ageing Challenge. The Challenge invites teams to review two briefs and come up withRead… Read more »
Let’s be honest, most public service organizations (PSO) are bad at writing. Really bad. Our texts are too long, full of jargon or overly erudite words (point in case). We wrote badly for the web and now we write badly for social media. We write press release with 4 line titles that say next toRead… Read more »
Did you know that Washington, D.C. is the best city for college graduates to start a career? It’s true. A company named NerdWallet has crunched data related to the presence of educated peers, income, affordability and strength of the local workforce. While the cost of living is high, Washington came out on top because ofRead… Read more »
As you can tell I’m all for imaginative blog post titles 🙂 Anyway what I would like to reflect on is how I believe LocalGovDigital became more real, more present, more about the network and collaboration as opposed to the steering group at LocalGovCamp and how through the conversations at the open steering group IRead… Read more »
On Wednesday, the NYC Department of Consumer Affairs hosted a day of outreach to inform commuters about the new Paid Sick Leave initiative. Volunteers handed out leaflets and shared information about the new law, which goes into effect on July 30, at subways stations throughout the city. Adrian Hopkins, Director of Strategy at Bureau Blank,Read… Read more »
It’s no secret that people’s attention spans are shrinking, and shrinking fast. According to recent studies the average person’s attention span is now only 7-8 seconds long. That means you have roughly eight seconds to grab your stakeholder’s attention and engage them enough to get your message across so they can take action. With messagesRead… Read more »
Last night, we braved the rainstorm and attended the Big Ideas for Smart Cities, Sustainability talk hosted by Arup. We heard from technology and design experts about their big ideas for making New York a smarter, more sustainable city. We’ve put together a few takeaways that apply to our own work to find sustainable solutionsRead… Read more »