Read, Watch and Listen Public Service 101: Five Things You Should Know About Civil Servants People often equate the federal government with Congress and elected leaders, but our government encompasses so much more than that. There are more than 2 million civil servants responsible for issues vital to the health of our nation, from ensuring national security to administering health insurance programs and so much more. Yet many people don’t know who civil servants are or what they do—we’re here to tell you! Watch our video to learn more about the federal civil service and the hard work civil servants do every day. Watch Blog A participatory approach to measuring the employee experience Recently, the Partnership for Public Service has applied a more inclusive and participatory approach to the way it measures the employee experience. In making this shift, the Partnership learned five key elements to developing employee experience evaluations that reflect the views and perspectives of staff and leadership across the organization. These concepts would benefit... November 13, 2024 Podcast Too many cooks in the kitchen? With Lanhee Chen Assigning one job to two people can be a recipe for disaster. Yet, presidential candidates typically have two policy teams—one for the campaign operation and one for the transition operation. Campaigns already do policy work, so why does a transition need a policy team, too? Today on “Transition Lab,” we’re joined by Lanhee Chen, the... November 12, 2024 Blog Tips for federal human resources professionals to capitalize on artificial intelligence The Partnership for Public Service, in collaboration with Deloitte, convened a roundtable of federal human resources leaders to discuss best practices and shared challenges related to the responsible adoption of generative artificial intelligence, or GenAI, tools to support federal HR mission delivery. The roundtable underscored what agency leaders need to do to adopt GenAI at... November 12, 2024 Podcast How do we build a better government? With Jenny Mattingley Political pundits wax on about government waste, red tape and inefficiency, but the truth is that while the federal government can learn plenty from the private sector, no magic wand would make government operate exactly like a business—and for good reasons. This week on “Transition Lab,” we speak with our resident expert on government management,... November 8, 2024 Blog Why emotional intelligence is integral to 21st-century government leadership Emotional intelligence, a term coined more than three decades ago, is a relatively new point of emphasis in the 21st-century workplace. However, it is the bedrock of a strong federal workforce. Our Public Service Leadership Model defines emotional intelligence, or EI, as the ability to recognize your emotions and those of others—and to use this... November 4, 2024 Blog How to evolve federal performance management—and what’s possible right now This time of year brings cooler weather, changing leaves, planning for upcoming holidays— and, for many, the annual performance review process. Good performance management should be happening year-round. But for too many employees and managers, the annual review and goal-setting process—if it happens at all—is the only time they think about performance management. Performance management... October 30, 2024 Blog Unpacking Season 2 of ‘Transition Lab’: Navigating Presidential Transitions As the 2024 election draws closer, Season 2 of “Transition Lab” took a timely look at the how presidential transitions work and the role they play in our democracy. Featuring experts with firsthand experience leading and writing on presidential transition, this season outlined what a presidential transition entails, from preparing the incoming administration to ensuring... October 29, 2024 Video Public Service 101: Five Things You Should Know About Civil Servants People often equate the federal government with Congress and elected leaders, but our government encompasses so much more than that. There are more than 2 million civil servants responsible for issues vital to the health of our nation, from ensuring national security to administering health insurance programs and so much more. Yet many people don’t... October 24, 2024 Blog New Partnership for Public Service research examines young adults’ trust in government On Oct. 10, the Partnership for Public Service and Syracuse University’s Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship hosted an event that explored new Partnership research on young adults’ perceptions of the federal government. Overall trust in the federal government is at a near-record low, with young adults ages 18-34 reporting the lowest levels. The new... October 23, 2024 Blog A recap of our Excellence in Government Fellows 35th Anniversary Alumni Event Federal leaders who attended the Partnership for Public Service’s Excellence in Government Fellows 35th Anniversary Alumni Event explored how to responsibly use artificial intelligence to best serve the public—a top-of-mind topic for many in government today. The Excellence in Government Fellows Program is the premier leadership development course for federal employees at the GS-14... October 22, 2024
