Weekly Roundup October 2-6, 2023

 AI Helping Feds Optimize Data Centers, New Research Finds. Federal agencies are working to optimize data centers to achieve better performance, an effort that the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) reports has made “mixed progress.” New research shows that artificial intelligence (AI) is coming to help – and in some cases, is already here. 

Dr. Brenda Bannan

Dr. Brenda Bannan is a Professor in the Division of Learning Technologies and the Learning Technology Design Research Doctoral Program in the College of Education and Human Development at George Mason University (GMU) in Fairfax, Virginia.

Generative AI in Public Education

Blog Co-Author: Dr. Brenda Bannan, Professor, Division of Learning Technologies and the Learning Technology Design Research Doctoral Program, College of Education and Human Development, George Mason University

Dr. Jongeun You

Dr. Jongeun You is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at Northern Michigan University. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Hydrologic Science and Engineering Program at the Colorado School of Mines. Dr. You was selected as a 2022 U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Riser for his cybersecurity research in the water sector.

Turning the Power of Mindset into Action: Drive Learning & High Performance With a Growth Mindset Culture

What is the performance paradox? What is the difference between learning while doing and learning by doing? How can overcoming the performance paradox make government executives more effective? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Eduardo Briceno, author of the new book THE PERFORMANCE PARADOX: Turning the Power of Mindset into Action on a Special Edition of The Business of Government Hour.
Broadcast Date: 
Monday, February 17, 2025 - 10:30

Eduardo Briceño, The Performance Paradox

Eduardo Briceño is a global keynote speaker, facilitator and author who guides many of the world's leading companies in developing cultures of learning and high performance. His two TEDx talks, "The power of belief" and "How to get better at the things you care about," have been viewed more than eight million times. Earlier in his career, he was a principal at the Sprout Group, a venture capital firm in Silicon Valley. He is a Pahara-Aspen Fellow, a member of the Aspen Institute's Global Leadership Network and an inductee in the Happiness Hall of Fame.

Weekly Roundup: September 18-22, 2023

TMF board member eyes more AI, automation projects. The TMF has so invested $750 million into 45 projects across 27 federal agencies. Many of those projects have focused on areas like cybersecurity, zero trust and customer experience.

Shared Services and Improving Employee Experience

Guest Bloggers: Bradley K. Kistler, Associate Partner and Maggie Pool, Managing Consultant - US Federal Talent Transformation, IBM

All of these points hold true today; however, shared services providers are now faced with new customer needs focused on employee experience, creating stress on existing technology and operating models.

Fatigue: A Hidden Challenge to the Public Sector Workforce

The dedicated government officials we were observing had started their days at the crack of dawn preparing for the work ahead, and then were in back-to-back meetings for hours on end. By late afternoon, we noticed that many could barely keep their eyes open (and at least a few failed in that effort, at least for a few seconds at a time).

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