Tech

Your Sense of Privacy Evolved Over Millennia – that Puts You at Risk Today but Could Improve Technology Tomorrow

You have a finely honed sense of privacy in the physical world. But the sights and sounds you encounter online don’t help you detect risks and can even lull you into a false sense of security.

Management

GovExec Daily: How High-Stress Leaders Can Balance Work and Life

Registered psychotherapist Paul Sheesley joins the podcast to discuss how to lead while managing emotional health.

Management

Where Project Managers Go Wrong and What To Do About It

Despite training and good intentions, project managers often make the same mistakes over and over again. Here are some things you can do to improve your PM's performance.

Workforce

To Get People the Help They Need from the Government, Postcards May Be the Answer

Government agencies are setting up new websites and phone hotlines to provide information. But those might not be the best ways to engage with people who need help the most.

Management

Can Biden Deliver Better ‘Customer Experience’ for Americans Than His Predecessors?

He is now the fifth president since Bill Clinton to announce a new customer focus for federal services.

Management

How Biden Could Achieve His Management Priorities

Five things the administration could do to improve the odds of success.

Management

Are Agencies Ready for the New HR?

Strengthening the federal workforce will first require strengthening the Office of Personnel Management.

Workforce

GovExec Daily: Teamwork During Remote Work

Management expert Melodie Carlson joins the podcast to discuss how to manage a team during telework.

Oversight

We All Should Be Rooting for the Infrastructure Implementation Task Force

Identifying the people and places left behind in the current economy is critical.

Management

Feds and Their Contractors Should Know Their Numbers

Imagine a world where every employee had one performance measure they were accountable for moving.

Management

What Do Federal Workers Really Want?

New research sheds light on how to support and retain top talent.

Management

The Missing Element in Revitalizing the Workforce: Performance

As long as day to day management of performance remains unchanged, it’s unrealistic to expect better results.

Management

How Government Is Failing Public Servants

A new book argues that federal and state governments need to articulate a vision for training their workers for problem solving in the 21st century.

Management

The Law Enforcement Staffing Crisis at the National Park Service

Absent a major shift in priorities, it is only a matter of time before we see preventable deaths and other disasters, a former official says.

Management

Most Vaccine-Hesitant People Remain Willing to Change Their Minds

A new study shows people's views are not set in stone. The director of the National Institutes of Health explains.

Management

Human Capital Execs Are ‘Resigned’ to Operating Around a Failed HR System

Looking to the future, the GS system will be a barrier to rebuilding a federal workforce with essential expertise.

Management

GovExec Daily: Building a More Collaborative Intergovernmental System

The National Academy of Public Administration's Terry Gerton joins the podcast to discuss how to make it easier for levels of government to work together.

Management

The Case for Building a Collaborative Intergovernmental System

No significant public initiative fits entirely within one government agency or even one level of government.