Government Executive - Authors - Mark Michelihttp://www.govexec.comMark Micheli writes <em>Excellence in Government’s</em> Promising Practices blog and serves as the program manager of the <em>Government Business Council</em>. Prior to his current roles, he worked as a management consultant on national security and emergency management issues with the US Treasury Department. He’s worked as a political research analyst, a reporter for the <em>Des Moines Register</em> at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland and is a graduate of the Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs. He studied at Drake University where he has degrees in Magazine Journalism, Political Science and History.en-usThu, 02 May 2013 07:00:00 -0400The Secret to Getting Promoted in Government: Givehttp://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/05/secret-career-advancement-government-give/62885/Author of new book says givers are more likely to succeed and advance.Mark MicheliThu, 02 May 2013 07:00:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/05/secret-career-advancement-government-give/62885/Management - Promising PracticesThe 5 Agencies with the Most Out of Touch Senior Leadershiphttp://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/04/5-agencies-most-out-touch-senior-leadership/62891/Agencies with the largest gap in satisfaction between the SES and others.Mark MicheliTue, 30 Apr 2013 18:00:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/04/5-agencies-most-out-touch-senior-leadership/62891/Management - Promising PracticesImage via Robodread/Shutterstock.comInfographic: 10 Leadership Lessons from Famous Peoplehttp://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/04/infographic-10-leadership-lessons-famous-people/62853/Pearls of wisdom from famous leaders.Mark MicheliMon, 29 Apr 2013 11:27:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/04/infographic-10-leadership-lessons-famous-people/62853/Management - Promising PracticesThe 5 Best Management Tips of the Weekhttp://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/04/5-best-management-tips-week/62821/A roundup of the best management tips around the web.Mark MicheliFri, 26 Apr 2013 13:20:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/04/5-best-management-tips-week/62821/Management - Promising PracticesImage via The Last Word/Shutterstock.comWhy Everyone is Lazy (Except for You)http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/04/why-everyone-lazy-except-you/62778/After all, you work so dang hard.Mark MicheliThu, 25 Apr 2013 09:37:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/04/why-everyone-lazy-except-you/62778/Management - Promising PracticesImage via Bplanet/Shutterstock.comA 3-Step Method for Giving Clear Feedbackhttp://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/04/3-step-method-giving-clear-feedback/62769/A system to help address problem behavior more effectively.Mark MicheliWed, 24 Apr 2013 17:31:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/04/3-step-method-giving-clear-feedback/62769/Management - Promising PracticesImage via Little_Desire/Shutterstock.comHow Donald Duck Made You Pay Your Taxeshttp://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/04/how-donald-duck-made-you-pay-your-taxes/62629/The amazing story of how Disney's favorite character inspired a nation to pay up.Mark MicheliThu, 18 Apr 2013 13:39:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/04/how-donald-duck-made-you-pay-your-taxes/62629/Management - Promising PracticesYouTubeAre You Ready For NASA's Space Apps Challenge?http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/04/are-you-ready-nasas-space-apps-challenge/62484/How you can get involved with NASA's upcoming international technology event.Mark MicheliWed, 17 Apr 2013 17:51:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/04/are-you-ready-nasas-space-apps-challenge/62484/Management - Promising PracticesSee NASA's Wanted Poster for the First Astronauts http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/04/see-nasas-wanted-poster-first-astronauts/62496/Would you have been qualified?Mark MicheliWed, 17 Apr 2013 16:45:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/04/see-nasas-wanted-poster-first-astronauts/62496/Management - Promising PracticesThe Project Mercury Astronauts. They are: front row, left to right, Walter H. Schirra, Jr., Donald K. Slayton, John H. Glenn, Jr., and Scott Carpenter; back row, Alan B. Shepard, Jr., Virgil I. Gus Grissom, and L. Gordon Cooper.NASAKid President and Obama Hang Out in Oval Officehttp://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/04/kid-president-and-obama-hang-out-oval-office/62408/Video of the epic, and very sweet, summit between two presidents.Mark MicheliThu, 11 Apr 2013 12:08:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/04/kid-president-and-obama-hang-out-oval-office/62408/Management - Promising PracticesYouTubeBe Less Boring: The 4 Best Alternatives to PowerPointhttp://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/04/be-less-boring-4-great-powerpoint-alternatives/62359/Reject "Death by PowerPoint" with these four dynamic tools.Mark MicheliTue, 09 Apr 2013 14:41:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/04/be-less-boring-4-great-powerpoint-alternatives/62359/Management - Promising PracticesImage via Ollyy/Shutterstock.comThe 5 Agencies with the WORST Leadership in Government http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/04/5-agencies-worst-leadership-government/62302/These agencies are reported to have the least effective leadership in government.Mark MicheliMon, 08 Apr 2013 16:33:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/04/5-agencies-worst-leadership-government/62302/Management - Promising PracticesImage via 3DProfi/Shutterstock.comThe 5 Agencies with the BEST Leadership in Government http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/04/5-agencies-best-leadership-government/62303/These agencies are reported to have the most effective leadership in government.Mark MicheliMon, 08 Apr 2013 16:18:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/04/5-agencies-best-leadership-government/62303/Management - Promising PracticesImage via Peshkova/Shutterstock.comThe 10 Most Common Jobs in Governmenthttp://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/04/10-most-common-jobs-government/62287/How common is your job? A look at the most common gigs at the federal, state and local level.Mark MicheliFri, 05 Apr 2013 07:00:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/04/10-most-common-jobs-government/62287/Management - Promising PracticesImage via Mj007/Shutterstock.comDeclare 'Opposite Day' to Supercharge New Thinkinghttp://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/04/declare-opposite-day-supercharge-new-thinking/57783/Increase self-awareness and creative thinking on your team with this exercise.Mark MicheliThu, 04 Apr 2013 14:28:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/04/declare-opposite-day-supercharge-new-thinking/57783/Management - Promising PracticesImage via Todd Klassy/Shutterstock.comAre the Happiest Employees Also the Worst Employees?http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/04/are-happiest-employees-also-worst-employees/62286/New study says employees are blissfully unaware of their low performance.Mark MicheliThu, 04 Apr 2013 12:01:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/04/are-happiest-employees-also-worst-employees/62286/Management - Promising PracticesImage via Sharpshutter/Shutterstock.com3 Simple Reasons Your Team Never Gets Anything Donehttp://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/04/3-simple-reasons-your-team-never-gets-anything-done/62219/Guarantee nothing ever gets done by not asking these three questions.Mark MicheliMon, 01 Apr 2013 17:07:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/04/3-simple-reasons-your-team-never-gets-anything-done/62219/Management - Promising PracticesImage via ollyy/Shutterstock.comThe Present, and Future, of Social Media in Government http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/04/present-and-future-social-media-government/62092/Justin Herman joins us on the Excellence in Government Podcast to discuss the power of social government.Mark MicheliMon, 01 Apr 2013 16:00:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/04/present-and-future-social-media-government/62092/Management - Promising Practices5 Cartoons Guaranteed to Make You a Better Managerhttp://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/03/5-cartoons-will-make-you-better-manager/62079/Five animations that will give you new insights into the nature of managing people.Mark MicheliMon, 25 Mar 2013 18:43:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/03/5-cartoons-will-make-you-better-manager/62079/Management - Promising PracticesWhat’s the Difference Between Employee Engagement and Employee Satisfaction?http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/03/whats-difference-between-employee-engagement-and-employee-satisfaction/62080/This week GovExec helps you explore the difference and more.Clement Christensen and Mark MicheliMon, 25 Mar 2013 17:00:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/03/whats-difference-between-employee-engagement-and-employee-satisfaction/62080/Management - Promising PracticesImage via Doglikehorse/Shutterstock.comThe 5 Best Management Tips of the Weekhttp://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/03/5-best-management-tips-week/62038/Why you need to stop hitting the snooze button and more in a round up of the best management tips from around the web.Mark MicheliFri, 22 Mar 2013 17:42:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/03/5-best-management-tips-week/62038/Management - Promising PracticesThe 5 Best Management Tips of the Weekhttp://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/03/weeks-5-best-management-tips/61846/A roundup of the best management tips from around the web.Mark MicheliFri, 15 Mar 2013 15:22:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/03/weeks-5-best-management-tips/61846/Management - Promising PracticesImage via The Last Word/Shutterstock.comObama's 'Jedi Mind Meld' Shatters His Nerd Credibilityhttp://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/03/obamas-jedi-mind-meld-shatters-his-nerd-credibility/61627/The internet moved quick to fact check Obama's Star Trek/Star Wars confusion.Mark Micheli and Esther Zuckerman, Atlantic WireFri, 01 Mar 2013 15:24:00 -0500http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/03/obamas-jedi-mind-meld-shatters-his-nerd-credibility/61627/Management - Promising PracticesTwitter / @RealNichelleAl Gore to Headline Excellence in Government in Mayhttp://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/02/al-gore-headline-excellence-government-may/61541/The former Vice President returns to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Reinventing Government movement.Mark MicheliTue, 26 Feb 2013 18:00:00 -0500http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/02/al-gore-headline-excellence-government-may/61541/Management - Promising PracticesTim Boyle/AP file photoVideo: Steve Jobs and the Secret to a Great Presentationhttp://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/02/video-steve-jobs-and-secret-great-presentation/61531/A look at all of Steve Jobs' "one more thing" moments.Mark MicheliTue, 26 Feb 2013 15:46:00 -0500http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/02/video-steve-jobs-and-secret-great-presentation/61531/Management - Promising Practices