Afterwards, my rank-inferior but task-superior co-worker pulled me aside. He was blown away by my willingness to defer to him and I now had the best kind of respect, the earned kind. The collateral damage was in his sharing my behavior with his peer group so I had their respect before even starting to work… Read more »
If you’ve been employed by a government entity, the odds are that you have been assaulted by hurtful or simply ridiculous remarks. Especially when someone at a party or gathering learns for the first time that you are ‘one of them’: ‘the lazy drains on society and their personal pocketbook’. Well, I’m about to giveRead… Read more »
Greetings all, This is my first post (like, ever) so be kind. I was tempted to write up a piece on how resolutions are mostly meaningless without well thought-out objectives and milestones. I’d make a clever connection to how organizations often make the same mistake when taking on major change management or training initiatives. AsRead… Read more »
We all know them – the long (or short) term career bureaucrat, counting down the days (months, decades) to retirement, seething in negativity and boredom. These employees contribute to poor public perception, engage in bristly customer service and their negativity can bring others down with them, creating a toxic work environment. Here are some tipsRead… Read more »
Hello! Let me be the first (or more likely, the 181st) person to welcome you to a new year! Let’s just all agree that 2015 is going to be a good one despite the crushing disappointment of not having hoverboards like Back to the Future II promised us, okay? As we all get back toRead… Read more »
Originally posted on Salient Federal Solutions The best way to crush personal motivation is to set goals that are too big or unachievable. The result is frustration and little ambition to move on further if (and all too often when) you don’t reach them. A personal life philosophy of mine is to know my limitationsRead… Read more »
I’ve been blogging for about 10 years. And still, without fail, every time, I struggle to get started. There are always so many ideas floating around in my head, and I want to write about them all! No less now. What on earth can I write that will be of interest to you lovely GovloopRead… Read more »
Most of us approach our work days incredibly inefficiently, then wonder why we’ve accomplished so little by the end of it. Along with constant interruptions, inefficient scheduling may be a big culprit. The fact is that all time is not created equal. You may set aside two hours to work on a specific project, butRead… Read more »
Is it just me, or is the office clock rigged to move slower in the afternoons than in the mornings? Somehow the after-lunch hours have a way of seeming interminable, as the morning’s caffeine wears off and the afternoon’s drowsiness begins to set in. If you pay attention to your daily rhythms, you’ll have probablyRead… Read more »
What grows in Your People Garden in 2015?