Agile Government Center

Submitted by on Thu, 11/07/2019 - 09:16

co-blogger:  Terry Gerton, National Academy of Public Administration

Some of the details of the new Agile Government Center (AGC) are discussed in this blog.

Vision - A global network of governments, non-profits, foundations, academic institutions and their private sector partners who adopt and implement agile government principles to provide goods and services that fully meet customer needs and build public trust.

Dan Pelino

Submitted by on Mon, 11/04/2019 - 09:16

Dan Pelino is an innovator, thought leader and author. He is the Co-Founder of Everyone Matters, Inc., a social impact enterprise dedicated to ensuring that everyone has the right to dignity and respect, to be who they are without being shamed or demeaned, and to thrive within their own unique individuality. Dan is a regular contributor to the discussion on healthcare, citizen based services and Smarter Cities having appeared on CNN, Bloomberg, the BBC and other media outlets.

Weekly Roundup: October 28 to November 1, 2019

Submitted by on Fri, 11/01/2019 - 16:55

Michael J. Keegan

Agencies lag on IT workforce planning, GAO says. Federal agencies are lagging on planning activities designed to improve the information technology workforce, according to a new report.

The report from the Government Accountability Office dives into how large federal agencies are doing implementing a GAO framework designed to assess and address gaps in skills in the federal IT workforce.

Major Tracy Tawiah

Submitted by on Wed, 10/30/2019 - 10:02
Major Tracy Tawiah, U.S. Army, is an active duty operations research/systems analyst currently serving as a Research Fellow in the Army’s one-year-long Training with Industry Program at IBM. Her research fellowship is intended to develop her technical expertise and analytic leadership so that she can apply industry best practices in her future Army assignments.

The Leader’s Role in Implementing Artificial Intelligence and Robotic Process Automation

Submitted by on Wed, 10/30/2019 - 10:00

Artificial intelligence and robotic process automation are being used to help federal agencies in their digital transformation strategies.  As part of my detail with the IBM Center for The Business of Government, I met with several thought leaders across government about this topic, as well as practitioners across IBM. This helped me glean key insights on how leaders may incorporate robotic process automation (RPA) as a precursor to artificial intelligence (AI) in their workforce and workplace.

Professor Praja Trivedi on Performance Management in Government

Submitted by on Tue, 10/29/2019 - 09:11

What keeps the government from being as effective as it can be (or should be)? How can performance management systems help government perform better? What more needs to be done? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Prof. Praja Trivedi, author of Performance Management in Government: A Primer for Leaders.

Broadcast Date: 
Monday, October 28, 2019 - 09:00
Author: 
Prajapati Trivedi
Audio: 
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Learning to Be a Leader

Submitted by on Mon, 10/28/2019 - 12:52

He says there are three inherent qualities of a leader: to have a purpose, to have a passion for this purpose, and to have courage.  The rest of “leadership,” he says, can be taught.

But teaching leadership skills and techniques is fraught with risk.  A survey of American companies found that while they invest about $16 billion a year into leadership training, two-thirds of CEOs thought the training wasn’t effective.

Weekly Roundup: Oct 21-25, 2019

Submitted by on Fri, 10/25/2019 - 09:31

John Kamensky

Laboratories of Democracy in Action: Investing in What Works

Submitted by on Tue, 10/22/2019 - 14:22

This “do what works” approach is global and is premised “on the assumption that increased use of research evidence will lead to better outcomes in terms of effectiveness, accountability, and sustainability,” according to a recent article by Roman Kislov et al in Public Administration Review.

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