Supervisors set the tone for the team. Getting it right involves self-awareness, discipline, and training. But who has time to focus on personal growth when faced with the day-to-day challenges that come with the local government profession? Enter the newly reimagined Effective Supervisory Practices Training Series. Based on the new 6th edition of ICMA’s bestselling Effective Supervisory Practices book, (print and digital) this six-part...

As a supervisor, it can be stressful and awkward to manage a “bad apple.” But left unchecked, these poor performers will jeopardize the team and even the organization. Join us online Monday, April 22 at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT to hear from a government expert about how to deal with low performers.

Critical infrastructure services in North America face accelerating threats from both nation-states and other sophisticated threat actors. Governments globally are grappling with how to best balance incentives, support, and direct oversight. Meanwhile, critical infrastructure owners and operators face significant challenges with technology, staff resources, and expertise to better manage cyber resilience. For instance, the healthcare industry...

Tips for Advocating and Optimizing Mission IT Assets Every agency expects a return on their investment in federal IT – especially finance managers and program executives who must make choices between spending on IT versus other program priorities. But few agencies know how to measure ROI. At this event, IT acquisition and management experts will discuss how to measure ROI, how to estimate future ROI, and when/where ROI is important to fe...

Is your agency actively investing in its employees? Failure to do so can mean high turnover and the loss of critical skills and talent. Join us online Wednesday, April 24 from 2-2:50 p.m. ET/11-11:50 a.m. PT to learn from government and industry leaders about how government agencies can do better job at training and retaining their workforce.

Discover the four stages of psychological safety and the specific behaviors that can help you and your team foster and sustain it. Psychological safety is the belief that one can speak up, take risks, and be oneself without fear of negative consequences. It is essential for high-performing teams, creativity, and learning. But how can you cultivate psychological safety in your organization or team? In this workshop, you will learn about the fou...

Successful federal modernization requires an artful blend of people, process, and technology—with a relentless focus on enabling business transformation. A “digital playbook” can provide a comprehensive guide to the process, describing both overarching strategy and tactical approaches. Using a templatized technology strategy can boost mission outcomes while humanizing data-driven modernization and leveraging artificial intell...

Do you find yourself struggling to scale your Selenium practice? The constant struggle to create and maintain tests that keep pace with your ever-evolving application can feel like an uphill battle. You’re constantly juggling multiple projects, tight deadlines, and the pressure to ensure high-quality software delivery. Ready for a new approach? In this session, we’ll reveal the secrets to overcoming these obstacles with ease. We...

Generative artificial intelligence (genAI) has arrived with the force of a tsunami across the federal government. In October, Executive Order 14110 on the safe, secure, and trustworthy development and use of AI established the broad outlines for how agencies should evaluate and implement their AI use cases. Now the Office of Management and Budget has issued a memorandum directing agencies to institute governance and risk management processes g...

How might we implement the Integrated Value Network (IVN) framework in the wild? Our first challenge is to communicate what data is available and how it answers basic questions; we will do this by addressing key themes from the January kickoff survey. Hear from invited panelists as they discuss their use cases to address policy challenges using this “Moneyball” approach. We invite attendees to share their ideas and implementation o...