A reality of life is that conflict exists. Even if you’re the most conflict-averse person on the planet, in time you too will have to deal with disagreement or discord in the office. But conflict doesn’t have to be a bad thing, in fact many times conflict or differing opinions can lead to breakthroughs. Join us and NextGen online Tuesday, April 18, at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT to learn how to resolve conflict with empathy and understanding.

Forty-three percent of government employees who work from home admit to making a mistake that had security repercussions and 47% say they’ve clicked on a phishing email at work. As the government workforce becomes more dispersed, government is increasingly exposed to new attackers and vulnerabilities. Join us online Thursday, April 13, at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT to hear about updates to the threat landscape and what your organization can do...

Data that just sits locked away in a storage container is useless. Data is only powerful when it’s used to tell a story. But figuring out how to turn a dataset into insights isn’t always easy. Join us online Wednesday, April 5, at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT to learn key strategies, tools and processes you can use to make data storytelling and visualization a reality.

How early does your workday start? And does it end at 5 p.m., or are you still checking emails on your phone as you drift off to sleep at night? We’ve all been guilty of not maintaining strict work/life boundaries and with missions as big as they are for government agencies there’s always more to do. The question becomes how can you use tools and processes to get more done, faster and with less friction. Join us on Wednesday, March...

You might not have project manager in your title, but we all have some project management responsibility to our jobs. To be successful, we need to learn some key project management skills – things like communicating clearly, setting, and meeting deadlines, and facilitating productive brainstorms and collaboration. Join us and NextGen online Tuesday, March 21, at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT to learn how to harness critical project management ski...

Does this scenario sound familiar: you have a stellar employee on your team who deserves recognition but there is zero budget for a bonus or raise. What are your options for employee recognition when the funding just isn’t there? Join us online Monday, March 20 at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT to hear from a government expert about how to celebrate your team’s successes in an impactful way. Specifically, you’ll learn: How to highlight...

No one has the time to keep up with every new tech trend or solution entering the market. However, some of these solutions can have an incredibly positive impact on the work you do in government. The tricky part is figuring out which emerging technologies are actually worth caring about. We’ve nailed it down to just five. Join us online Wednesday, March 8 at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT to hear from government and industry experts about the five...

How do you feel when change happens? Do you turtle – aka hide in your shell and hope things return to normal? Do you lash out? Do you embrace the opportunity to do things differently? As a supervisor, figuring out how to embrace change for not only yourself, but your team too, takes a lot of work. Join us online Monday, Feb. 27, at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT for our monthly virtual networking event centered on discussing change management tips...

A few months back a GovLoop community member received this request while working with their city to update property records: “Can you fax me over a copy?” The answer was no. Who has a fax machine anymore, let alone one at home. All this is to say that oftentimes, the government lags behind on using technology to better engage with customers. Those outdated systems often create lower engagement and can erode constituent trust. Join...

Almost two years ago, President Biden signed an Executive Order: Advancing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) in the Federal Government. The EO called on agencies to update their DEIA policies in a whole host of areas including the establishment of government-wide initiatives to advance DEIA in all parts of the federal workforce, assessments of the current state of DEIA at their orgs, addressing workplace harassment and mor...