Effective writing in government is a vital skill, not just for clarity but for getting things done. We asked members of ...

Something didn’t feel right with the number of military checkpoints within a maximum of every 1500km. At some point, we joked ...

Work using a pomodoro clock in chunks of 15 to 30 minutes of focus time. More importantly, take a dedicated 15-minute break after the focus time. Set alarms to remind you that lunch starts at 13:00 ...

The end does not justify the means. The means shape the end. If we build with truth, lead with integrity, and center people—not just policy—we will not only transform systems. We will transform ...

Improving your city doesn’t always require sweeping reforms or massive budgets. It starts with a mindset of service, integrity, and continuous improvement. As a local government employee, you are in a ...

The Fourth United Nations International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), scheduled to take place in Seville from 30 June to 3 July 2025, presents a critical opportunity to correct ...

The plumbing sets out how the work will be done to ensure success. We all tend to be stronger in one of them. So it’s important we always consider where our natural preference lies – and ensure we don ...

Policymakers worldwide are grappling with a cascade of crises: accelerating climate change, ecological breakdown, entrenched poverty and inequalities, energy and housing insecurity, political ...

Even in this new era where hundreds of words are getting erased from U.S. government websites, one wouldn’t imagine a word like “retrofit” to be offensive, especially when retrofitting a building or a ...

The God of Eve, who gave life its first name, The God of Sarah, whose laughter bore a nation, The God of Rebekah, whose courage charted unknown roads, The God of Rachel, who wept for her children, And ...

Since I shared The Bureaucratic Brain on GenAI, the conversation around AI has accelerated. New terms, ideas, and thinkers are sharpening my understanding and reshaping how I think about and approach ...