Facing a Challenge? Ask Yourself This Question
Whatever challenge you’re dealing with, this powerful question can help you find your way forward.
Posts Tagged: challenges
Opportunities, Not Challenges
Learn how you can reframe the challenges you face as opportunities.
What Did I Just Hear You Say?
How to tackle cursing in the workplace.
Why We Make Bad Decisions in the Workplace
Everyone messes up in the workplace every once in a while. Learn how your brain can be responsible for these mistakes.
Cloud as a Financial Model
It’s a bird. It’s a plane. No, it’s cloud. Cloud has been a buzzword in the technology world for a while now. So, what is cloud? Simply put, cloud is a style of computing that can scale IT-related capabilities as a service, and it’s used in many places today, including the government. Though it’s becomeRead… Read more »
New Year’s Resolutions and You
New year-new you, right? According to this post in History of the Holidays, New Year’s Resolutions date back to the Roman era. Babylonians began the tradition in March, but it was the Romans who brought the new tradition to the beginning of the year. The Romans made the change to January because January is namedRead… Read more »
Public Service in the 21st Century
With technology advancing as quickly as it is these days, it can sometimes be hard to keep up. New phones, apps, software, and social media seem to pop up every day. Even though this constant stream of innovation is intended to make all of our lives easier, new technology can also present unprecedented challenges toRead… Read more »
Running Into Walls
“Find the disguised opportunities in your problems”- Jack McDowell
Nutrient Sensor Challenge: Innovation by Another Name
Freshwater nutrient pollution alone costs the U.S. more than $2 billion each year. And that stat is an underestimate because it doesn’t account for brackish estuaries or the 95,000 miles of salty coasts. In an effort to help address this problem, EPA is part of the Challenging Nutrients Coalition, a group of federal agencies, universities,Read… Read more »
Innovation, From Outer Space to Overflowing Sewers
Prize competitions have led to incredible breakthroughs: naval navigation, architectural masterpieces like the Sydney Opera House, Charles Lindbergh’s transatlantic flight, and the commercialization of space travel. One of the first examples began in 1418 in Florence, Italy, when town officials issued a contest to build a dome for Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral – commonlyRead… Read more »