Don’t you love a good summary? As the year wraps up, I wanted to share our top five blogs and top 3 resources of 2021. In case you missed them or if you want to re-read them, this is your chance.
Blogs
#5 Three types of decision-making in the public sector
When you work in government, you are making decisions all the time. But not all decisions are the same. Some are high-level policy decisions, and others are operational decisions, the kind that impacts our daily activities. This blog is about the three-level of decisions in the public sector and how they relate to each other.
#4. How to improve decision making in uncertain situations
Decision-making in the public sector can be paralyzing. You have to decide on complex issues, under uncertainty and limited by several restrictions (time, money, politics, etc.). This blog summarizes some practical tools to help you think clearly from Dan Levy’s new book Maxims for Thinking Analytically: The wisdom of legendary Harvard Professor Richard Zeckhauser.
If you liked this one, don’t miss the interview with Dan Levy, which almost makes it to the top 5 and was our first interview at Better Govs. We talked about how to better understand the world around you, make smarter decisions, and ultimately live a more fulfilling life.
#3. Public servants are tired of change-washing — not change
People in government are not tired of change. They are tired of constant superficial tweaks to systems and services that require retraining and relearning – but, fundamentally, change nothing – and frustrated by a lack of meaningful, deep change. This blog addresses both types.
#2: 3 keys to influence a decision maker
How do you get a decision maker’s attention? This blog gives you three keys to help you sell your ideas to decision-makers effectively and achieve results.
#1: How to write a persuasive policy brief
A policy brief allows you to formulate and influence policy. How to craft the perfect policy brief? This blog details the three questions every persuasive policy brief must answer, three common mistakes to avoid plus free templates to guide your writing.
Resources
And these, are our top 3 resources to download.
#3 How to write a persuasive policy brief Free templates to guide your writing
#2 THE cheatsheet summarizing the key point to Influence a decision-maker effectively.
#1 Struggling to get projects done? Get your free guide with 5 secrets for effective policy implementation.
Thanks for being part of Better Govs this 2021! If you have any suggestions of topics you would like to see next year leave them in the comments below.
