Communication

This research paper analyzes the concept of employee engagement and how the workplace can remain engaging and challenging for employees. Khan (1990) established the three psychological requirements for employee engagement which includes psychological meaningfulness, psychological safety, and psychological availability. These requirements can be met to maintain employee engagement in the workplace through several tools including performance measures, recruiting and talent acquisition, learning and development, and ensuring a work-life balance. Organizations such as Facebook, Walmart, and NASA, have all used these practices for developing engaged employees. These organizations serve as models, however there is a diverse set of practices that employers can use to increase engagement.     

These discussion posts from week 12 of the course Technology and Public Administration focused on communication and information sharing between government agencies with examples from my own perspective, and the security threats that governments face from the use of “big data” and data sharing. The first post focused on an aspect of government that is performing subpar, while the second post focused on the biggest challenges of governments using big data.