Chatty Treasures

Originally posted on GovLoop by LaRel Rogers People are known to collect coins, comic books, antique dolls, pez dispensers, vintage tees and even Japanese erasers! But what about stories? How can one become known as a “story collector”? Simply put, get others to tell you a story. Oddly enough, few people harness the natural power of storytelling in the workplace, but […]

[Behind the Scenes] Creating the Schedule

With five years of ideas, over two-thousand past attendees, thirty board members and countless suggestions submitted via email and through online forms…the NextGen schedule is created. The mission of NextGen is to educate, inspire and promote innovation and positive growth for Generation X and Y leaders in government. To effectively do that, we must make sure the training offered at NextGen: […]

Project Management Tips To Live By

Are you a project manager? Maybe project management (PM) is disguised in your job description, if it’s not in the actual title. As a leader in government, you likely encounter project management tasks every day. And knowing how to handle those tasks in a timely manner, with a clear scope and with all team members on board is not easy.

Brains Behind NextGen

The NextGen Summit brings together government employees eager to make positive change happen in their career and their government. The schedule and speakers that take shape at the summit are often amazing and are never selected by accident. Since the beginning of NextGen, in 2010, there has always been a group of people carefully considering each session and speaker presented […]

Project Management Online Training

NextGen strives to enhance the education and abilities of our nation’s generation X and Y leaders in government. We realize training comes in many sizes, so we’ve put together a free online training series that will jump-start your NextGen training. Keep in mind, these online trainings only provide you a small glimpse of what you will learn at the two-day […]

What will your 2015 book say?

It’s a brand new year, which means you get 365 new sheets of paper in your 2015 book – what are you filling it with?

If you plan to grow your career and become a better government employee – then NextGen should be reserved on pages 201 and 202 of your 2015 book.

Gain One-On-One Coaching with Office Hours

Want to network with government experts? Gain personalized career advice and coaching? Or glean insight from experienced industry professionals? At NextGen you get the opportunity to meet one-on-one with career coaches, experienced government advisers and experienced mentors. An esteemed group of over 40 experts will be available to spend a little one-on-one time with summit attendees, as you wish. It’s […]

Read On For More Testimonials!

“A new movement is shaking up the federal bureaucracy, as an expanding pool of idealistic, results-oriented Gen X and Yers challenges the predictability and authority-driven rules of the World War II generation and the pay-your-dues baby boomers who followed.”

Guide to Building Your Network

The Next Generation of Government Training Summit is more than just an event that takes place once a year – it’s a movement currently taking shape in government, and we’re at the center of it. This movement and this moment are your chance to take the motivation, inspiration and education you’ve gained at the summit and unleash it within your […]

Learning Doesn’t End When You Leave the NextGen Summit

Meet the Finalist: Who: NextGen Network at Census Achievement: NextGen Public Service Award Finalist, Exemplary Group Category “The NextGen Network at Census is an affinity group is geared towards generations X and Y at the U.S. Census Bureau. The group plays a vital role in career development, professional networking and mentoring. Events such as speed networking and federal resume-writing workshop […]

Move Over Amazon, There’s a New Customer Service Expert In Town, Gov!

Originally posted on GovLoop by Emily Jarvis. Young Government Leaders (YGL) and GovLoop present the NextGen Public Service Awards for superior public service and achievement. The 4th Annual NextGen Public Service Awards will be given at the 2014 NextGen Award’s Ceremony, which will kick off the NextGen Training Summit on July 23rd in Washington, DC. We have 18 finalists in six different […]

A Youth Revolt, the NextGen of Gov

Originally posted on GovLoop by Emily Jarvis. Young Government Leaders (YGL) and GovLoop present the NextGen Public Service Awards for superior public service and achievement. The 4th Annual NextGen Public Service Awards will be given at the 2014 NextGen Award’s Ceremony, which will kick off the NextGen Training Summit on July 23rd in Washington, DC. We have 18 finalists in six different […]

Transitioning Soldiers From the Battlefield to the Classroom

Originally posted on GovLoop by Emily Jarvis. Young Government Leaders (YGL) and GovLoop present the NextGen Public Service Awards for superior public service and achievement. The 4th Annual NextGen Public Service Awards will be given at the 2014 NextGen Award’s Ceremony, which will kick off the NextGen Training Summit on July 23rd in Washington, DC. We have 18 finalists in six different […]