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How Agencies Can Help Employees Develop Soft Skills

State Tech Magazine

At this year’s NASCIO Midyear conference, there was much talk about the cultural side of IT and how agencies must cultivate work environments that create a sense of belonging. In a report on its 2023 Global Technology Leadership Study, Deloitte noted that soft skills… A recent Deloitte study found something similar.

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How Texas Is Cultivating a Data-Savvy Workforce

GovLoop

Accurate and timely decisions depend on employees knowing how to read, understand, work with and communicate with data,” Cooke said. Communicate: How do I talk about data with others? One key concern is data lineage: Where did the data come from? And how complete, accurate and timely is it?

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Building trust in government: A data-driven imperative

Partnership for Public Service

Partnership President and CEO Max Stier speaking about our work on rebuilding trust in government at govDATAx 2023. Clearly communicating the uses of data and evidence through appropriate channels is crucial. The Data Foundation, notably through its govDATAx summit , works toward this goal.

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How to Be a Nimble Employee

GovLoop

Keep Communicating Some colleagues may be nervous about new technology, while others will power forward and become early adopters of it. Instead, communicate, connect and problem-solve together. Wittenberg recommends cultivating an open mindset toward what could come out of the change, or the positive possibilities.

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Building Skills for Growth

GovLoop

In addition to handling robust compliance activity, the learning system hosts user-created content, helps managers access talent cultivation data, and delivers educational opportunities within employee workflows. “It They embody “you, me, we” through educational pathways and employee recognition.

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Why Is Program Evaluation So Important For Nonprofits?

Grant Consulting Services, LLC

Nonprofits are driven by a passion to make our world a better, more compassionate place – one community, one project, one program at a time. Clearly define and communicate who and what will be involved in the assessment process and how it will be carried out. Additional Resources National Council of Nonprofits (2023).

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Habit #2: Foster Collaboration

GovLoop

Employees emulate how their managers communicate and what they prioritize, so leaders who embrace collaboration encourage their team members to follow suit, explained Wilson. In person, working with the same few people can become habit, but the virtual world can cultivate a broader team and more opportunities for collaboration.