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
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
Let’s talk about the elephant in the room: failure Failure, while scary and painful, can also be instructive and lead to self-awareness. Failure happens to all of us, and it can provide important benefits in the long run. Read More
Providing feedback is critical to your employees’ personal and professional growth. Here’s how to do it well. Giving constructive feedback to your employees and co-workers is difficult. Fortunately, a commonly used tool—the Situation-Behavior-Impact model—can help you provide more actionable and continuous feedback moving forward. Read More
Leading change in uncertain times The current environment demands more effective change management and change leadership. The Public Service Leadership Model’s “Leading Change” competency includes five key skills that help leaders manage the challenges of conducting the day-to-day work during a global pandemic and presidential transition effectively. Read More