Summer “To Do” list for the Office
While some offices may be gearing up for the fall, others may be experiencing some downtime. Here are a few productive things you can do before things get really busy around the office.
Posts Tagged: collaboration
How Federal Government Can Operate Virtually
Telework is not a thing. It’s a means to an end. The real conversation needs to be about the federal government operating in a fully virtual environment.
4 Key Players Needed for an Effective Work Team
Work teams, like athletic teams, require different talents and strengths. These four roles are crucial when building an effective, Olympic-style work team.
5 Things to Consider as Government Becomes More Data-Driven
The rise of data has opened new doors for government agencies. Here are five of the most important tasks to consider as your agency seeks to better incorporate data into the decision-making process.
Securing the Future of Collaboration
Collaboration tools (e.g., instant messaging and presence, web conferencing, voice and unified messaging, mobility, and pervasive video) provide organizations, teams, and individuals the ability to “labor together” to achieve common desired outcomes in a more effective manner.
Mapping Out Your City’s Health
Learn how GIS technology is working with healthcare to transform communities.
5 Ways to Love Your Job More
Five tips that will help you not only grow in your job, but learn to really, really like it.
The (Not So) Bad News Bears – The Wins of a Winless Workplace Softball Team
Win or lose, I’m really proud of our softball team, and I think it has some significant benefits for our workplace. Here are just a few areas where it’s made a difference.
Assemble the Government Avengers: A Comic Book Lesson in Collaboration
In the world of government, we have many common threats to face. Though it may be possible to withstand them on our own, we make ourselves much mightier when we band together and tackle them as a team.
Eliminating Data Silos—A Work in Progress
With the explosion of data in the government, increased collaboration and information sharing are important goals for any agency. Recent legislation, such as the DATA Act and the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Bill, provides extra incentive for agencies to achieve those goals. However, data often resides in disconnected silos, making that collaboration and sharing difficult.