Training is an essential investment for any public sector organization.

Training leads to a more efficient, effective, and responsive government that better serves the public.  The world is constantly changing, and public sector policies and procedures need to keep up.  n a competitive job market, public sector organizations need to offer competitive benefits to attract and retain top talent. Investing in employee training shows that an organization is committed to its workforce and provides opportunities for growth and development.

Public Sector Blogs

How Mature Are You? | A Workplace Blog

Learn how as little as 15 minutes or having 2 or 3 conversations can determine where you are on the capability maturity model can save you time, money, and frustration.

Public Sector Hiring Challenges (and Solutions)- Part 2: Disrupt and Innovate | A Workplace Blog

Ignite a spark for the Minnesota Public Sector to collectively promote ourselves as a great career option! Be disruptive and innovative with these links to organizations and events.

Public Sector Hiring Challenges (and Solutions) Part 1: Recruit | A Workplace Blog

While almost every industry sector is suffering with the challenge of the Great Resignation, public sector is suffering more than others. Learn six Talent-Recruiting Actions to Find Public Sector Employees in Minnesota

Employee Retention Part 4: Six Things You Can Skip to Improve Employee Engagement | A Workplace Blog

This article will discuss the 6 myths your organization should avoid if it wants to help those immediate supervisors maintain engaged employees.

The Top Four Obstacles to Problem Solving | A Workplace Blog

  This month we are featuring a free webinar on how to solve problems so that you do not need to solve them again.   So, I took a quick look out on the world wide web, to see what obstacles people are facing to getting problems solved – especially

Why It Makes Dollars and Sense to Improve Workplace Mental Health | A Workplace Blog

May is Mental Health Awareness Month Things You Can Do Now To Improve Your Organization’s Mental Health – Even While Working From Home In the past, I would have dismissed this topic as something that is so distant to me, I would not even need to glance in its direction.

Your Organization Needs Business Architecture | A Workplace Blog

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Leadership – How do you encourage Agile and innovation in a Bureaucracy? | A Workplace Blog

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Value the Voice of Customer | A Workplace Blog

By: Beth Schaefer    Director, Institute for Professional Development It happened again last week.  I was at a meeting where a policy revision was announced.  As the policy changes were being laid out, several people in the room had questions that did not have answers.  It became clear to me

Why change initiatives fail: it’s not me, it’s you … except when it’s not | A Workplace Blog

These are the real reasons people resist change… Call IPD today if you would like to learn more about our change management classes – 612-659-7230

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