Careers in Government

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Good leaders know when their leadership of something is likely to be more helpful than to be a hindrance. The post Time to Lead appeared first on Careers in Government.

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GAO (US Government Accountability Office)

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The federal government uses contracts to buy everything from the Coast Guards patrol cutters to coffee. Billions of taxpayer dollars are spent each year on these contracts. And for businesses big and small, winning a government contract can make.

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Careers in Government

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The difference between good and great professionals lies in their soft skills. The post The Importance of Soft Skills appeared first on Careers in Government.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

A number of trends, including reduced interest rates and the emergence of new technologies, software, and ecosystems, point to an uptick in M&A activity within advanced industries and its subsectors.

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Careers in Government

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

In government, data science drives everything from traffic optimization to predicting economic trends. The post Navigating a Career in Government with Data and Security Expertise appeared first on Careers in Government.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Powerful forces favor a resurgence in M&A, especially in North America, but dealmakers still have plenty of challenges to stare down.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Keeping top talent in the fold and engaged before, during, and after a large deal closes is critical for creating value from transactions. Heres how to address their needs throughout the M&A phases.

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Careers in Government

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Empathy isnt just about asking questionsits about truly listening to the answers. The post The Two Word Phrase That Deepens Relationships and Builds Empathy on Your Team appeared first on Careers in Government.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

In 2024, deals mostly stayed within national borders. In 2025, banking, wealth and asset management, fintech, payments, and capital markets face challenges but also have opportunities.

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Policy & Politics Journal blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

by John Turnpenny There has been concern in many countries for decades about poor wellbeing and mental health among students and staff in Higher Education institutions, including universities. In response, there is no shortage of recent initiatives to support wellbeing.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The broad downward trend of interest rates, coupled with consumer-packaged-goods companies cash-rich balance sheets, could lead to an active year for CPG deals.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

In the age of generative artificial intelligence (AI), data isnt just kingits the entire kingdom. Our previous blog post, Anduril unleashes the power of RAG with enterprise search chatbot Alfred on AWS , highlighted how Anduril Industries revolutionized enterprise search with Alfred, their innovative chat-based assistant powered by Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architecture.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Multiple trends will likely fuel M&A growth across technology, media, and telecommunications in 2025, with an increase in carve-outs as organizations look to simplify and reshape their corporate portfolios.

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State Tech Magazine

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

While many governmental bodies are still operating under the threat of shadow IT, we are now starting to hear about shadow AI. Both are serious challenges for state and local governments. However, AI presents more worrisome concerns. Shadow AI refers to the unauthorized or ungoverned use of artificial intelligence tools by public employees. This growing adoption of AI without oversight poses risks to transparency, security and decision-making.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

A range of factors suggests an increase in M&A activity among energy and materials companies in 2025, despite uncertainties in the sector.

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Summer Camp Programming

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

SHOW NOTES In this episode, hosts Kelie and Shauna continue the conversation on embracing ADHD in camp leadership with special guests Travis Allison (GoCampPro) and Kate Taylor (Camp Industry Consultant). This is Part 2 of our discussioncatch Part 1 over on Camp Hacker! We dive into ADHD as a superpower in the camp world, how […] The post Episode 42: Building Neurodiverse Teams: ADHD as a Strength in the Camp Industry appeared first on Summer Camp Programming.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

McKinsey research and interviews with global leaders reveal the activities and discussions that CEOs should be directly involved in to ensure success before, during, and after M&A transactions.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Board effectiveness experts Board Intelligence explore the role of AI in minute writing High-quality board meeting minutes are vital to good governance but take considerable skill, time, and effort. Writing board and committee minutes costs the average organisation nearly 1m per year in time alone. With the UK Governments AI Opportunities Action Plan challenging those working within government to consider AI as core to how we think about… improving productivity, minute writing seems like a

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Executives can take three important actions to integrate parent and target company cultures more smoothly and generate the intended value from a deal more quickly.

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FedTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 can stomach artificial intelligence models working at peak efficiency, which requires powerful processors capable of performing trillions of operations per second. Effective AI needs at least 11 TOPS, and the laptop I tested performed at an impressive 45 TOPS, four times better than most, with its Hexagon neural processing unit.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

M&A among travel companies has been soft, but travel dynamics are changing, presenting growth opportunities. In logistics, technology-oriented deals may loom large in 2025 as solutions in the space improve.

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Super Library Marketing

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Watch this video now #LibraryMarketing Show, episode 277 A viewer wants to know how you get people who have a library card but haven’t used it in a long time to return to the library and use the library! That’s a very common question that has stumped library marketers for years. In this episode of The Library Marketing Show, I share my top four tips for re-engaging inactive cardholders.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Despite the slowdown in dealmaking in 2024, there are good reasons to expect greater M&A activity in US healthcare in 2025 and 2026 as many players seek to pursue innovation and growth.

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The City Fix

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

For the 21 million residents of Lagos, Nigeria, climate change is not a distant concept it is a current reality. Over the past decade, the city has experienced devastating floods, exacerbated by the loss of over half of its wetlands.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Sometimes, M&A can pose particularly difficult challenges. The automotive industry offers creative examples of how deals can still get done.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

This entry became very long, so I broke it up. " 20th anniversary of the blog| Urban revitalization systems thinking's greatest hits: Part one -- my influences " -- " 20th anniversary of the blog| Urban revitalization systems thinking's greatest hits: Part two -- not transportation ," (2025) -- " 20th anniversary of the blog| Urban revitalization systems thinking's greatest hits: Part three -- transportation ," (2025) Bicycle Planning I started bicycling for transportation in 1990, so biking as

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

M&A activity in the life science sector fell in 2024, but several factors, including pent-up demand and the state of companies pipelines, point to a strong rebound in dealmaking in 2025.

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A Library Writer's Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The Business Reference in Academic Libraries Committee of BRASS seeks proposals for engaging presentations to be part of an online symposium via Zoom on Tuesday, April 29th and Wednesday, April 30. Potential presenters, mark your calendars for a tech check on Wednesday, April 23rd. Proposals should describe a 45-minute session (30 minutes for presentation with 15 minutes for facilitated discussion and/or question-and-answer) that relates to an aspect of applied academic business librarianship.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Unprecedented shocks are affecting M&A activity and dealmaker behavior. Different analyses help bring uncertainty into focusand suggest a range of outcomes.

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A Library Writer's Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Call for Proposals Advances in Library Administration and Organization (ALAO) Volume 46: Building and Sustaining Positive and Healthy Work Environments Series Editor: David Ketchum, University of Oregon Volume Co-Editor: Kim Duckett, North Carolina State University Volume Co-Editor: Nancy Falciani-White, Randolph-Macon College Positive and healthy work environments enhance job satisfaction and workplace engagement and play a significant role in the healthy functioning of library organizations.

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