December is an exceptionally busy time of year, both professionally and personally. You have to complete year-end tasks and reporting, all while managing the holidays. But a busy schedule shouldn't prevent you from planning for your career growth in 2022. Thinking about your career growth can be put on the back burner - but it shouldn't be.Join us online to learn from a government expert about how to prioritize your 2022 career goals and actua...

Innovation is a term that is thrown around a lot. We want our government agencies to be innovative, to be creative, to think outside the box, but agencies are also tasked with incredibly important missions that need stable and constant attention in order for them to be successful. Join us online to learn how you can instill small-scale innovation like process improvements, and creative rethinking of outdated practices into your work to add a s...

What does it mean to be a resilient government employee? What about an authentic employee? How can we be both authentic and resilient in the chaos that is 2021? We covered these topics and more during our annual NextGen Government Training Summit this past August, and now we want to share those lessons learned with you. Join us online Tuesday, Sept. 14 from 2-2:50 p.m. ET/11-11:50 a.m. PT to learn from our experts about how to thrive in diffic...

Women serve as Heads of State in only 22 countries, and 119 countries have never had a female leader. At the current rate, gender equality in the highest positions of power will not be reached for another 130 years. This staggering statistic needs to change. Join us online to learn: Best practices from women government leaders who have successfully navigated the career ladder. What to do if you feel your career is being stymied by gender. How...

If we don’t take time to consider the feelings, opinions, experiences and perspectives of the people around us, then there is no foundation for respectful interactions or conversations. Join us online to learn how to practice empathy at work, including how training and awareness can lead to better communication, increase equity and foster understanding. Specifically, you’ll learn: How active listening, emotional intelligence and co...

Bad supervisors can make or break your job satisfaction. Whether a micromanager, an authoritarian, or simply missing in action, bad bosses can ruin not only your day but your career, too. How do you actually manage a bad boss? Join GovLoop and NextGen for an interactive discussion to learn best practices and insights on how to manage up effectively and when to leave a bad work environment. Specifically, you’ll learn: Proven strategies an...

By now you’ve heard a million times that networking is key to getting ahead in your career. But really very few people LOVE to network, so what are rest of us supposed to do? Instead of fumbling with conversation starters or only talking to people you already know, join GovLoop and your government peers after work on Tuesday, February 26, from 5:30-8:30 pm for an interactive, in-person GovUp. We’ll explain how everyone from introve...

At this time last year, many government agencies were still in the Internet of Things (IoT) “discovery phase,” trying to understand how the connected network of devices and sensors could be used to provide better services to citizens, increase employee productivity or improve situational awareness. Fast forward one year, and agencies at the federal, state and local level are starting to leverage the technology in new and unique way...

Every two days, we create as much data as we did from the dawn of civilization up until 2003. Every two days! And we’re talking about Exabytes of data being produced. However, all the data in the world can’t help solve problems or make government more efficient if it isn’t applied correctly. That’s where data analytics come in. Proper application of analytics to data is what makes that data useful. For far too long, man...

The Next Generation of Government Training Summit educates, inspires and promotes innovation and positive growth for Generation X and Y leaders in government. Since 2010, the two-day summit has enhanced the working and personal lives of 3,000+ government employees with new skills, best practices and motivation to be a change ambassador for positive growth in government. If you’re in government and you want to make positive change happen,...