The Value of Certifications for Your Government Career
No matter what level you are at in your career, earning the right certification can provide benefits that extend far beyond adding another credential to your résumé.
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Lead with Composure
As I navigated mid-level leadership, sandwiched between my boss and my team, with deadlines looming and interpersonal tensions running high, I became a bit frantic and my lack of composure affected my entire team. Fortunately, as a new leader, I was paired with a coach to help shape my authentic leadership style. With the helpRead… Read more »
Every Government Executive Needs an Enterprise Digital Twin
Federal agencies have spent the last decade building the data infrastructure needed to understand past performance. The next strategic advantage, however, will come from transforming enterprise data into predictive decision intelligence through Enterprise Digital Twins that allow leaders to simulate mission impacts before implementing major policy, operational, workforce, or technology decisions.
Complexity Isn’t the Problem. Pretending It Isn’t Is.
The reason so many public sector initiatives fail is not lack of effort, lack of funding or lack of good people. It is that we keep applying simple solutions to problems that are not simple and then wondering why the problems persist. This is not a criticism. It is a description of what happens whenRead… Read more »
Employing People With Disabilities: How Type of Disability Matters — Part 2
People with disabilities, and particularly autistic individuals, struggle with lower employment rates and incomes compared to people who are disability-free.
Employing People With Disabilities — Part 1
Even when people with disabilities have at least a college degree, they are employed much less frequently than people without disabilities with comparable education.
When Ethics Isn’t Enough: What Homelessness Policy Teaches Us About Collaborative Governance
Ethical behavior in public service is based on integrity, accountability and legal compliance. But effective collaboration is an ethical issue, too.
Beyond the Red Tape: A Blueprint for Long-Term Success in Public Service
Working in government is fundamentally different from working in the private sector. It takes different tactics to build a successful public-service career.
Imagining Non-Human Resources (NHR) in an AI-Enabled Work Environment
What if AI can be a beneficiary as well as a benefit? This article imagines what it might look like to manage AI agents as (Non-)Human Resources.
Nobody Hands You the Blueprint for What’s Never Been Built
Four decades of building programs that never had a blueprint — and the harder lesson about trust that made building any of it possible.