5 Ways You Can Lead Change in Your Organization
Change is constant. The best government leaders know how to make it an expectation, rather than something to be feared.
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“Where You Stand Depends on Where You Sit”
This nontechnical riddle took me a while to figure out. This saying floats around in the halls and offices of every building. For me, it resounds on all occasions when I have met with management. Agencies’ management is whipsawed between necessary compromise to face budget cuts and changing priorities at the same time. Compromise, inRead… Read more »
7 Songs That Get Me Through Big Projects
“Picture it: Sicily…” (If you get that reference, we’ll be best friends.) But seriously. Picture it: You’re crashing on a big project. The deadline is coming up. You’re running a little behind. (This may be off, because you’ve probably got excellent time management skills and don’t know the meaning of the word “procrastination.”) You needRead… Read more »
How GSA is Leveraging Data Visualization to Manage its Workforce
At the U.S. General Services Administration, analysts in the agency’s Human Capital Analytics Division have leveraged data visualization technology to create a dynamic, highly customizable internal HR data dashboard
3 Tips: Great Advice from My Mentors
When speaking to a group last week, I was asked to share the best advice that I’ve received from mentors. Here is what I shared . . . Focus on asking the right question instead of having the right answer. A mentor told me this very early on in my career and it has stuckRead… Read more »
Busting the Most Common Networking Myths
There are some commonly held myths about how to effectively grow your professional network. A few key tips can help you find a networking approach that works for you.
A Quick Refresher on Tricky Word Choices
Now that we’ve all mastered when to use “they’re,” “their,” and “there” appropriately, here are the correct uses of some other tricky word choices that threaten to derail a well written sentence. Follow these general rules to avoid an embarrassing mistake in your next email. Than / Then Use “than” when comparing two things. ForRead… Read more »
Did a News Story Get Your Goat? Don’t Kick Back
Ultimately, all we’re talking about are accuracy, fairness and thoroughness. Journalists share those values with us. Framing our discussions around those values can get results from a complaint while building a productive relationship with a reporter.
Marketing Government or Government Marketing?
This topic isn’t really about the New Zealand government like all my other posts but it’s related to my work in the public sector so I thought you might find it interesting as well. So I’m doing something radical that I wanted to share with you: I’m taking my own advice. I know. You’re thinking,Read… Read more »
8 Ways to Lead More, Better
Leaders who accept their own limitations and find out what they don’t know demonstrate a sense of humanity and realness to others. People can see when leaders try their best and sincerely care about them. In return, the result is cooperation and comradery, further supporting the goals of the organization and making the workplace more… Read more »