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Posts Tagged: values
The Virtues of Government Service: #12 – Public Service
The power invested in a single individual can truly make a difference in the lives of many. Accordingly, these powers must be safeguarded, managed carefully and not abused. With this mindset, government service can be highly rewarding.
Virtues of Government Service: Number 11 – Ethics
Establishing strong core values will help you and your organization perform better – not to mention avoid an ethics violation, public embarrassment or worse! Here are some ideas of possible core values to help you get started.
Virtues of Government Service: Number 10 – Integrity
The wonderful thing about character and integrity, which are intimately related, is that they are one of the few things in life that no one will ever be able to forcefully take away from you.
Virtues of Government Service – Number 8: Values-Based Decision-making
Success in business and life is largely determined by the choices that we make. Here are ways you can improve your decision-making process.
The Right Fit
Workplace culture matters. Are you in the right one?
The Job Offer: To Accept or Not to Accept
So you finally have a job offer! Now, how do you know whether or not to accept it?
Can Innovation Chase the Wrong Things?
Organizations innovate for customers, but customers don’t think about innovation. In a digital world, customers think about ease and convenience, speed, security. Citizens care about receiving what they were promised. And in government, that means many things to many people. So if innovation means doing something different to add value for customers, what does itRead… Read more »
Tough Decisions and Business Values
Because the issue recently came up, I thought I would offer a quick note about Business Values… When you are trying to write value statements for your company or nonprofit or team or community group, you can’t simply list a whole bunch of “nice things.” Those lists get posted on some web-page or coffee roomRead… Read more »
Why I Didn’t Quit My Job During the Government Shutdown
During the 17-day Federal government shutdown my company, Corner Alliance Inc., had to make some tough decisions. Many of our employees were not able to perform work (read: make money) including myself. I worked the first week of the shutdown on internal Corner Alliance tasks, like our website and a Virtual Participation Best Practices document.Read… Read more »