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How Behavioral Science Could Improve Federal Programs
The private sector has been using psychological insight for years to promote certain outcomes.
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Why the Future of Work Is a Challenge for Government
The federal workforce needs to be reskilled. Expect major disruptions ahead.
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How to Give Employees Effective Feedback
Managers often create more problems than they solve when discussing performance with staff.
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Why Engagement Matters and How to Improve It
The results of past employee viewpoint surveys haven’t been very useful to most frontline managers trying to address challenges specific to their organizations.
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Federal Foresight Community of Interest Turns Five
An intrepid band of analysts from across the federal government is working hard to identify the long-term challenges that should concern today’s decision makers.
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How Regional Partnerships Are Tapping Talent to Solve Public Problems
Federal, state and local governments are working with universities to tackle things from opioid abuse to crumbling infrastructure.
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Agencies Need to Move Beyond “People” Analytics to “Relational” Analytics
A new study suggests how a change in focus could improve organizations’ performance.
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Where Are the Stories About Government’s Vital Work?
Agencies need to do a better job of explaining what they do and why it matters.
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How the Government Could Successfully Leverage Its Buying Power
The UK offers some insight for achieving this decades-long quest.
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Building a Culture of Informed Decision Making
A new law aims to institutionalize an evidence-driven culture in agencies. Implementation won’t be easy.
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Improving Program Management
Two years after the Program Management Improvement and Accountability Act was signed into law, slow but steady progress is being made.
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From Patchwork to Network: Serving the Whole Veteran
As former Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michèle Flournoy once said, “Veterans don’t come home to federal agencies; they come home to communities.”
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If You Want To Foster Innovation, Support Curious Employees
Most breakthroughs result from inquisitive workers, not an innovation office staffed by specialized “innovators.”
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How Agencies Can Make the Most of Their Data
Government likes to tackle challenges by designating new management chiefs: The latest to join the C-suite is the chief data officer.
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How to Achieve Your Agency’s Objectives One Meeting at a Time
Data-driven meetings made a big splash in government nearly a decade ago. New research shows what it takes to make them work.
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When Interagency Conflict Is a Good Thing
Sometimes, seemingly duplicative programs can create needed checks and balances.
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Program Management Is Much More Complex Than Many Leaders Understand
There isn’t a single optimal approach. Different types of programs demand different skill sets.
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Moving Beyond ‘Boxology’
Government reform will demand more than just reshuffling the organization chart. So far, there are some positive signs.
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