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The Missing Link: Data
What’s at the heart of solving some of our nation’s biggest issues like poverty, homelessness and drug addiction? The answer lies in data.
How to Stay Positive While Surrounded by Energy Vampires
Days in the office are busy enough. Avoiding unnecessary wastes-of-energy vampires makes such a difference. Here are a few tips on how to make vampire run-ins less draining.
Using Connected Devices Well is Good for Your Career
Today’s connected technology will soon become pervasive in government and elsewhere. Being good at connected tech will be good for your career.
Power Distance in the Workplace: 3 Types of Space
It is important to eliminate unneeded distance between managers and those that they manage while retaining appropriate authority in the area of power distance.
A Leader’s Bag of Tricks & Treats: It’s All Situational
Here are some tricks and treats for leaders to improve their leadership style and navigate some tricky situations.
Want to Enhance Your Social Media Presence? Let Your Inner “Leslie Knope” Shine
These simple strategies – inspired by Leslie Knope herself – can help you enhance your social media presence and promote your brand and engage your community.
Balancing the Wildland Firefight with Wildland Stewardship
There is nothing like fighting a fire while you are also worried about the homes of your family, friends, neighbors and colleagues. When the fires start, our options are not many. It is before the fires start that we must rally.
The Gift of a Difficult Conversation
Feedback is often difficult to give, and even more difficult to receive. If we can try to give and receive feedback as a gift, we may all come to benefit from the learning and self-awareness it offers.
Promote Critical Thinking by Looking Two Desks Beyond
“Looking Two Desks Beyond” is a starting point to promote critical thinking across organizations. This concept broadens employees’ perspectives as they consider the impacts their duties and responsibilities have on their internal and external partners.