Blog Post
Just a Little Nudge
Nudging is often unavoidable — when you ask someone to make a choice, how you frame it and the context around it help guide decisions.
MANAGING PUBLIC SECTOR VEHICLES & EQUIPMENT
Thoughts and observations on news, events, ideas, and products related to government fleet management.
Nudging is often unavoidable — when you ask someone to make a choice, how you frame it and the context around it help guide decisions.
A safety policy alone can be passive and easy to ignore. Fleet organizations often take additional steps in order to enforce their policy.
How do you explain that saving $2 per ride adds up, when department heads care more about staff members being able to do their jobs?
What’s preventing young people from becoming automotive technicians? Is it actually the great career many fleet managers say it is?
Respected fleet managers give input on large projects and get support for their programs. How do new fleet managers earn this respect?
It’s common for public-sector employees to stay at their jobs until retirement. What’s an ambitious second-in-command to do?
Managers have to walk a fine line between a work environment that’s not overly restrictive and one that passes public scrutiny.
TL;DR stands for “too long; didn’t read.” Should we adopt this “summary sentence” for longer professional e-mails?
Before writing a policy that will last for years, determine whether it’s the best one. Would a typical employee follow the policy?
Your vehicles may paint a certain picture of the fleet and even the public agency. Is the picture a positive or a negative one?
