Team leaders are often encouraged (“bombarded” is actually a better word) to communicate appreciation to colleagues during the Thanksgiving holiday season. Expressing thanks for a job well done is sure to be received well, right?Not necessarily.
What I didn’t realize I was doing was learning more about our country and how it works than I ever could have from a book. Giving thanks through action–you often get more back than you realize.
For the past seven years, GovLoop has run our NextGen Leadership Program. The six-month program is designed to help government employees unlock their leadership potential to get to the next step in their careers. In order to achieve that goal, govies are paired with a mentor, participate in multiple online trainings on everything fromthe StrengthsFinders AssessmentRead… Read more »
Getting schedules under control means finding time to breathe and find the white spaces.
It’s that most wonderful time of the year when you think about holiday gifts that will make your favorite coworkers feel appreciated—and then draw a complete blank on the perfect gift to give them.
A good career is about what happens on your career journey and how you reacted to whatever it was.
Applying these four tips will help you become more efficient as you continue to work on the art of time management.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year – except when you think about all the things that can really get you down. Things are especially tough for millennials. Even so, there are many more reasons for millennials to be grateful this year.
Although few of us will ever receive prestigious awards for our work, we can make our daily tasks great by doing them with great passion, focus and a sense of purpose. Doing our work as if we were producing the world’s next great product, innovation or solution elevates its meaning and importance, gives it a… Read more »
Have you ever found yourself with your mind spinning on stressful thoughts? Ones that wake you up in the middle of the night? Ones that steal your energy and focus? This is “monkey mind.”