We the Partnership

Recognition

An inside look at the ‘Oscars’ of government: Meet our 2024 Sammies winners

On Wednesday, Sept. 11, the Partnership or Public Service hosted the 23rd annual Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals® at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. This year’s ceremony—livestreamed through Cox Media’s YurView platform—recognized 25 outstanding individuals and teams working in 20 different agencies and subcomponents. Fittingly, the...

Abraham Amaya September 12, 2024

Leadership and Collaboration

Level up your leadership game: 5 tips for federal employees

There are infinite ways to become an effective leader, so much so that it can feel daunting to know where t...

Evy Vannoy August 14, 2024

Customer Experience

Insights from the Customer Experience Organization Design Roundtable Series

America is at an inflection point, with public trust in government continuing its overall decline since the...

Sahil Singh September 3, 2024

Innovation and Technology

Methods for leading a modern government

The Partnership for Public Service and Microsoft designed Modern Government Leaders to convene expert execu...

Cole von Glahn October 9, 2024

Leadership and Collaboration

AI Federal Leadership Program helps federal executives lead change and develop innovati...

In an era of great technological change, artificial intelligence stands out for its potential to transform ...

Julia Barr, Esther Kim September 18, 2024

Leadership and Collaboration

Level up your leadership game: 5 tips for federal employees

There are infinite ways to become an effective leader, so much so that it can feel daunting to know where t...

Evy Vannoy August 14, 2024

Leadership and Collaboration

Lessons from leadership luminaries

Curiosity is a defining—and often underestimated—element of leadership. It’s through curiosity that we lear...

Lauren Anstey August 12, 2024

Leadership and Collaboration

Want to manage and lead through crisis? Let history, and these questions, be your guide

Chaos was widespread in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and government responders struggled to provide ...

Jeff O’Malley August 7, 2024

Leadership and Collaboration

Leading with or without authority: Is it time for a mindset shift?

Leadership models and styles change and evolve over time. The traditional top-down or command-and -control ...

Friderike Butler June 12, 2024

Leadership and Collaboration

Perspectives on the ethical use of artificial intelligence in government

The Partnership for Public Service, in collaboration with the IBM Center for the Business of Government, co...

Cole von Glahn April 2, 2024

Leadership and Collaboration

How leaders can get comfortable with accountability

Accountability can be a scary word for federal leaders. We often associate the word with audits...

Virginia (Ginny) Hill March 27, 2024

Leadership and Collaboration

Building a people-first government: 15 years of the Federal Human Capital Collaborative

Fifteen years ago this month, the Partnership for Public Service’s Federal Human Capital Collaborative conv...

Eric Feldman March 19, 2024

Leadership and Collaboration

Talking, taking credit and storytelling: How agencies can build trust with their workfo...

Research from the Partnership for Public Service shows that, although one-third of Americans trust the fede...

Hanadi Jordan March 6, 2024