Productivity Archive

  • (Note: This blog post also appears at The GSA Blog.) Last week Winter Storm Jonas pummeled the East Coast of the United States, leaving as much as 30 inches of […]

    Federal Workforce On Duty During Winter Storm Jonas

    (Note: This blog post also appears at The GSA Blog.) Last week Winter Storm Jonas pummeled the East Coast of the United States, leaving as much as 30 inches of […]

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  • Liz DelNegro is the guest blogger for this post. As the Associate CIO of Acquisition IT systems, she’ll explore new acquisition systems developed by GSA IT in partnership with Public Buildings […]

    Part 1: Improving Acquisition with Technology at GSA

    Liz DelNegro is the guest blogger for this post. As the Associate CIO of Acquisition IT systems, she’ll explore new acquisition systems developed by GSA IT in partnership with Public Buildings […]

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  • The old saying “change is good” has particular resonance at GSA, where we’ve been implementing a steady stream of workplace innovations for some time.  Our embrace of technology solutions puts […]

    Total Workplace Transforms Federal Office Space

    The old saying “change is good” has particular resonance at GSA, where we’ve been implementing a steady stream of workplace innovations for some time.  Our embrace of technology solutions puts […]

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  • Games are serious business.  And becoming serious for business. Believe it or not, they may help you work better. It’s called “gamification,” and Computerworld recently described it as “the process […]

    “Gamification” and GSA

    Games are serious business.  And becoming serious for business. Believe it or not, they may help you work better. It’s called “gamification,” and Computerworld recently described it as “the process […]

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  • Have you ever wondered how and when innovation happens? Can managers demand it? Can we put it in our project plans? Can we just reprioritize it when we get too […]

    Innovation Happens

    Have you ever wondered how and when innovation happens? Can managers demand it? Can we put it in our project plans? Can we just reprioritize it when we get too […]

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  •  Each day in the workplace we hear the sound of the fluorescent lights around us and the fans in the computers under our desks. We smell pop corn cooking down […]

    Productive in Place

     Each day in the workplace we hear the sound of the fluorescent lights around us and the fans in the computers under our desks. We smell pop corn cooking down […]

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  • Have you noticed the person sitting next to you might have different work habits, values or ambitions? The workforce is now comprised of four generations (4-G): Matures, Boomers, GenXers and […]

    Among the Generations: A 4-G Workforce

    Have you noticed the person sitting next to you might have different work habits, values or ambitions? The workforce is now comprised of four generations (4-G): Matures, Boomers, GenXers and […]

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  • I wrote a few weeks ago about cloud computing and its promise to reduce energy consumption in data centers. That research got me thinking about other natural resources, and our […]

    Innovations in Conservation

    I wrote a few weeks ago about cloud computing and its promise to reduce energy consumption in data centers. That research got me thinking about other natural resources, and our […]

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