People
Three tips for working with a toxic colleague
Steve Kelman recommends an executive coach's advice for "creating productive relationships, even with individuals you find distasteful."
People
A bipartisan proposal for performance management in the next administration
Steve Kelman applauds a new report, and its potential for pushing smart management under the next president.
People
One size fits all?
Steve Kelman argues that acquisition professionals need more room for discretion, not less.
Digital Government
AI is coming
Steve Kelman looks at the potential -- and potential risks -- of letting algorithms drive government decision-making.
Digital Government
Innovation in government can come from anywhere
Steve Kelman sees potential in a public-domain piano experiment.
Acquisition
A sobering take on government contractors: What can be done?
Steve Kelman has ideas for helping innovative firms clear the hurdles to doing business with the government.
Modernization
A sobering take on government contractors
Steve Kelman shares a longtime executive's less-than-rosy report on federal IT.
Digital Government
Vote for your favorite fed
Steve Kelman wants you to vote for the People's Choice Awards from the Partnership for Public Service.
Cybersecurity
Challenge.gov takes wing
Steve Kelman contends that a recent report on agencies' prize challenges tells only half the success story.
Cybersecurity
A great primer on cyber
Steve Kelman suggest some summer reading for those seeking to understand "the new normal" of cyber threats.
People
The secret to handling stress
Steve Kelman explores the research on workplace stress occupations -- and offers some suggestions for dealing with it constructively.
Digital Government
A new face of interagency collaboration
The Urban Waters Federal Partnership's entrepreneurial spirit and flair for true collaboration should be a model for other cross-agency efforts.
People
How to negotiate with a liar
Deception and half-truths are almost a given in many negotiations, Steve Kelman notes, but there are strategies that can maximize the other party's candor.
People
Government gets a pat on the back for encouraging internal dissent
Steve Kelman notes that federal agencies have developed a range of valuable techniques for avoiding groupthink.
Cybersecurity
Tech in the service of performance measurement
Steve Kelman reports on innovations at DHS that could help analysts across government.
Digital Government
Snapshots from a Europe trip during Brexit week
Steve Kelman found himself in London after the big vote, and offers a first-hand report.
People
'Policy' and 'operations': Don’t choose one over the other
Steve Kelman argues that government needs more leaders with experience in both areas.
Digital Government
New York accents, New York baseball and presidential politics
Steve Kelman gets back to his roots, and considers the Big Apple's overtones in this year's elections.
People
Are agencies collaborating with each other more than they used to?
Steve Kelman argues that cross-agency coordination is not quite as quixotic as he once believed.
Digital Government
CitizenScience.gov: Not your grandfather's GSA
Steve Kelman checks in on the bootstrap effort to better crowdsource government research.
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