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 Nominate an outstanding public servant for the 2025 Service to America Medals® The Partnership for Public Service is accepting nominations for the 2025 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals® program, the premier awards ceremony for career federal employees. Why nominate? The backbone of our federal government is the more than 2 million career employees who work across the country to serve the public. Yet for many Americans, this vital work remains... November 21, 2024 Blog Strengthening senior executive leadership is critical to ensuring the continuity of government Civil servants help ensure the continuity of government during presidential transitions, and none more so than the Senior Executive Service and its equivalent positions. During times of change, these career executives are a source of stability, bridging gaps in mission and service delivery, serving as stewards of agency workforces and resources, and directly communicating with... November 20, 2024 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
