Federal CIOs Define What It Means to Have a Seat at the Table
Federal CIO Suzette Kent and CIOs at Education, Transportation and the Agriculture departments share what skillsets are required for today’s tech leaders.
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How to Balance the Personal and Professional
How do we navigate blurred lines between taking it personally and professionally? The answer is to be human, stay engaged, take your work seriously, but don’t do it to the point where it becomes impossible to work through your feelings.
Why Female Friendships are Important in the Workplace
Office friends can provide you with support, advice and a few laughs when the going gets tough. However, if you’re a lady in the workforce there are explicit benefits to befriending another woman in the office.
Project Management Professional Series Part 4: Free Study Tools for the PMP® Exam
The fourth and final article in the project management professional series lists free study tools to help you prepare for the exam.
Senior Executive Pathways: Part II
Discover more best practices and tips for the Senior Executive pathway into government from Suzanne Logan, Director of OPM’s Federal Executive Institute.
When Our Personal and Professional Commitments Collide
It is only a matter of time before our personal and professional commitments conflict with one another. Learn what you can do to navigate.
Bored at Work? Is There Anything You Can Do About It?
Recent research has found that a majority of employees in the U.S. report being bored at work. And this appears to be a significantly more frequent issue for millennials, who report being bored at twice the rate of other workers. What are some factors that can contribute to being bored?
Tangible Ways to Improve Your Work Environment
The path to improving your work environment includes strengthening pillars of workplace happiness. Addressing at least one of these will improve the work environment.
A Toolkit for Working in Public Service
The article tries to shine a different light on government workers — one that emphasizes their optimism, ingenuity and collaborative spirit. Here are five rules to adhere by to excel in public service.
How to Overcome 3 Major Career Setbacks
Whether due to a mistake or just bad luck, we’ve all experienced a career setback or two. Here are a few ways to overcome them.