How to Arrive at Happiness Daily
Learn to foster an effective strategy towards happier days.
How Maine is Tapping Millennial Expertise to Recruit Millennials
The state didn’t hire a team of consultants to figure out that it took applicants nine clicks to find the state’s Office of IT (OIT) job site or that job seekers weren’t sure of the difference between open hire and direct hire. Those were just a few of the issues a handful of OIT interns… Read more »
Investing in Data Skills to Reap Big Benefits from Big Data
Federal agencies are starting to recognize the endless possibilities that big data can provide – improved health care and education; prevention of crime and cyberattacks; detection of fraud, waste and abuse; and better and safer transportation services. However, the rise of big data has led to big projects, big bucks and big challenges as agencies… Read more »
Learning to Cope
In a dream world, every office would come with kittens and puppies, free therapists or nap rooms. The reality is there are low cost and low interference tactics we can implement to provide relief to our front line staff.
Dress Rehearsals: Because Practice Makes Perfect
Here are a few tips to make dress rehearsals part of your presentation preparation.
Want Engagement? Act Like a Volunteer
Do you like your work so much you would do it for free? Volunteer for work. It seems to be the quickest path to engagement in a world that will not stop talking about disengagement.
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The Best Government Conferences of 2016 [Updated]
This list should help you plan for 2016 and start advocating for those precious professional development dollars. Here you’ll find brand new events you might want to check out as well as established events that might be new to you. Many are essential conferences that those working in government cannot do without.
The General’s Red Pen: My Plain Language Beginnings
You know how some people like crossword or jigsaw puzzles? Editing is the same thing.
3 Steps to Starting a Sustainable Social Media Program
For a sustainable social media presence, you need to empower your agency’s staff to make social media part of their everyday communications strategy. Here’s how.
It’s All About Access in the Digital Age
In this space over the coming weeks, we hope to turn your attention to the many ways the Census Bureau has met the digital challenge while at the same time transforming our approach from agency-centric to more information and customer centric. We understand that in an age of mobile technology, people are used to getting… Read more »
Government on the Go with Mobile!
Want to know the weather? There’s an app for that. Want to know how long the TSA security line is at the airport? There’s an app for that, too! Blog Co-Author: Susan Wedge, IBM vice president for mobile In 2012, President Obama’s digital government plan ordered federal agencies to create at least two mobile apps. Read… Read more »
Making a Smooth Transition to Modern IT Infrastructure
Think about how you have to update your phone, computer and apps constantly. You keep pressing “remind me later” cause you don’t want it to interrupt your time doing something else like scrolling through your Twitter feed. Eventually, we let everything update, and we’re pleased because everything seems to be running a little bit faster.Read… Read more »
Automation: Giving Agencies an Edge in Workforce Management
One often-overlooked challenge that complicates workforce management is the issue of employees being overworked and disengaged. But this is a problem agencies can address.
How to Goal Set for Success
During the January New Supervisors Community of Practice session, guest speaker Dr. Gerome Q. Banks spoke on how to set goals successfully this year.
Leveraging a Data-Driven Talent Strategy
In the latest Management Minutes With Mika, let’s learn how data and automation can help your team better themselves.