Can-do attitudes
Rather than whine, people with can-do attitudes just get down to the task at hand.
Despite stereotypes to the contrary, I’ve encountered many fellow public servants who are of this can-do mindset.
These highly competent and dedicated colleagues can be found in my own organization, the National Research Council of Canada, but they are also hard at work in other government departments and agencies.
Last week, I took part in a federal initiative called Collaborative Management Day. A limited number of people gathered at the Canadian Aviation Museum in Ottawa while the rest of us participated by webcast from across the country. The goal: to share expertise on how best to work together to continue to accomplish great things in times of serious fiscal restraint.
Tweets flew fast and furious and everyone committed to return to their workplaces to make a concerted effort to:
• Connect via new technologies
• Communicate more
• Collaborate (collective input and thought)
• Incubate (new ideas)
• Contaminate (spread the enthusiasm for collaboration)
For my small time investment, I now have new Twitter followers as well as the names (handles) of people with can-do attitudes across the Government of Canada. I’ve witnessed productive and positive public servants of all ages who aren’t scared to challenge themselves or their teams.
AWESOME!
Despite stereotypes to the contrary, I’ve encountered many fellow public servants who are of this can-do mindset.
These highly competent and dedicated colleagues can be found in my own organization, the National Research Council of Canada, but they are also hard at work in other government departments and agencies.
Last week, I took part in a federal initiative called Collaborative Management Day. A limited number of people gathered at the Canadian Aviation Museum in Ottawa while the rest of us participated by webcast from across the country. The goal: to share expertise on how best to work together to continue to accomplish great things in times of serious fiscal restraint.
Tweets flew fast and furious and everyone committed to return to their workplaces to make a concerted effort to:
• Connect via new technologies
• Communicate more
• Collaborate (collective input and thought)
• Incubate (new ideas)
• Contaminate (spread the enthusiasm for collaboration)
For my small time investment, I now have new Twitter followers as well as the names (handles) of people with can-do attitudes across the Government of Canada. I’ve witnessed productive and positive public servants of all ages who aren’t scared to challenge themselves or their teams.
AWESOME!
Check out this article, Lise. There are parallels in between Angry Bird and government collab
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