There is Nothing Permanent Except Change (Climate Change, That Is)
Most leaders, and humans, can likely agree that change is hard. Nevertheless, adapting to changing circumstances is the new normal.
From Predictive to Proactive: Adopting Strategic Foresight to Combat Climate Change
Climate change is a complex and far-reaching threat that impacts far more than the environment.
Enhanced Customer Experience Can Rebuild Trust in Government
As the United States bounces back from a global pandemic and tackles the climate crisis, citizens' expectations of the Federal Government are higher than ever.
Human Trafficking: Improving our Awareness for a Better Future for Victims
Most Americans have heard of human trafficking, but few know how prevalent it is within the United States.
Using Interagency Collaboration and Innovation to Fight Transnational Security Challenges
At any given time, there are 27.6 million victims of human trafficking across the globe. Multiple Federal agencies have missions and responsibilities related to combating this horrendous crime and often need to work together to make an impact.
Solving the Problem-Solving Problem
Citizen expectations, digital transformation, new missions and mandates, and budget constraints are just a few of the challenges that Government agencies face so, the need to strategically problem solve happens frequently. Developing effective solutions for the challenges agencies – from tax administration to transportation security to law enforcement – requires a thoughtful and structured approach. These challenges contain myriad independent issues, multiple stakeholders with unique needs and points of view, and (commonly) pre-conceived notions regarding solutions not grounded in fact.
The Mission is a North Star for the Workforce
At the heart of every government agency is a mission. This mission defines not just the organization, but the priority objectives, short-term and long-term goals, and the precise context in which any part of that organization contributes to transforming those goals into a reality.
Honey Over Buzz – What Matters in the Marketplace of Mission Solutions
Government leaders are constantly on the lookout for innovations that could be brought to bear on their most difficult challenges. Separating the truly useful new approaches from the mere buzzwords can be hard to navigate.
When evaluating what the market has to offer, leaders should focus on one question above all else: how does this help me solve the problems confronting my organization?
Mission (not so) Impossible: Developing a Mission Mindset
With government agencies becoming increasingly complex, they often require a large staff of government employees and sometimes contractors to achieve their goals. While focusing on the daily tasks, it can be easy to lose touch with the agency’s overarching mission. The mission of an agency defines priority objectives, short-term and long-term goals, and the precise context of the operation.
Developing a mission mindset is critical to keeping an organization’s mission in focus, as it is the foundation for understanding your office and agency’s goals. A mission mindset drives delivery from mission statement to task completion, which allows the individual to understand how their direct assignments contribute to realizing the mission.
Government Innovation Is All About the Mission
When people hear the word ‘innovation’ today, they often think of high-profile digital startups in Silicon Valley, impressive advances in medicine, or new tools and techniques for remote collaboration and social interaction. Private-sector organizations, with their leadership in these areas, have set a high bar for Government organizations to aspire to. So, what does innovation really mean for the Government? How can it harness the ideas in its workforce to bring innovation to life?
#Spark: Igniting Creativity and Innovation
A strategic theme sets a tone for how a company successfully achieves strategic goals and objectives and encourages complimentary action. Each year at Arc Aspicio we choose a theme that inspires our employees to work to bring our strategy to life. This year, we chose #Spark. #Spark captures our desire to accelerate bold ideas.
Employee Engagement Can Make or Break Your Strategy
Most of us have seen strategies that looked great on paper but never seemed to get off the ground. Somewhere along the way, implementation faltered. Important goals fell by the wayside and the organization never rallied around the direction set by leadership. And still, business as usual carried on. This sort of failure is practically guaranteed without buy-in and participation from employees across an organization
Reinventing Strategy
Since the GPRA Modernization Act in 2010, agencies across the Federal Government have raced to establish new Strategic Plans in response to incoming Presidential Administrations and agency leaders. Developing a new Strategic Plan is incredibly exciting for an agency. Leaders can redefine priorities, frontline managers can improve mission performance, and employees can better engage with the mission. Strategy, however, is so much more than just a Strategic Plan.