Jedi-level listening and the importance of asking ‘what’ questions Andrew Marshall, the Partnership’s vice president for leadership development, discusses the importance of being curious, asking “what” questions and then actually listening. Read More
The importance of remaining vigilant as a leader Andrew Marshall, the Partnership’s vice president of leadership development, reflects on the importance of remaining vigilant in an ever-changing environment, inspired by a recent experience he had while rafting with his family. Read More
Why Preparing to Lead will help advance your career Preparing to Lead is the premier leadership and professional development program for GS-7 to GS-11 federal employees. Parker Schaffel, one of the lead instructors for the program, shares his perspectives on why the course is an exceptional professional development opportunity for federal employees looking to grow into better leaders at their agencies. Read More
How to maximize your 360 assessment experience 360 assessments are critical tools to help leaders understand their performance. However, receiving a significant amount of feedback from others can be overwhelming. Read More
How leadership development participants achieve results in government Participants in our leadership development programs are tasked with tackling a complex issue facing our country and asked to develop, pitch—and in many cases implement—a solution. We explore two recent projects focused on using tech savviness to make health care safer and using evidence-based decision-making to address mental health support for federal employees. Read More
How our 360 assessment helps create better government leaders The Partnership developed a 360 assessment tool to help leaders better understand how they can improve their leadership skills. As we approach the one-year mark of incorporating the 360 tool into our programming, we reflect on how our assessment can help strengthen government leadership. Read More
What’s next for the Public Service Leadership Model? The Public Service Leadership Model continues to serve as the standard for effective federal leadership. Two years after its release, we look at where the model has been and what’s ahead. Read More
Four lessons that shaped my path to the Senior Executive Service James-Christian Blockwood, the Partnership’s executive vice president, previously served as senior executive leader in the federal government. He shares four lessons he learned about leadership and relationship-building during his public service career. Read More
Addressing the critical need for transformative federal mission support leaders The Partnership’s Mission Support Leadership Program prepares HR, IT and acquisitions practitioners to develop new perspectives and approaches to workplace challenges. Heidi Jackson Everett, a coach in the program, discusses her approach to empowering mission support professionals to be transformative leaders. Read More
How a new Partnership program helped one federal employee improve engagement at her agency Anita Gonzales-Evans, a program analyst at the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Trust Funds Administration, recently completed the Partnership’s new Engagement Coordinator Collective and spoke with us about why it was such a valuable experience. Read More
