13 Soft Skills and Tips to Boost Your (IT) Career
We asked our community for advice about soft skills and their impact on the technical work. Learning how and when to communicate was a recurring theme.
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Leading as an Introvert: Show them What You’ve Got
An “introverted leader” sounds almost like an oxymoron. Here are a few reasons why introverts, contrary to popular belief, make great leaders.
Best of USAJobs February 14
Welcome to the latest edition of GovLoop’s exciting federal employment opportunities roundup for the week of February 14, 2020.
The Importance of Feeling Valued at Work
Learning how to find your personal value will help you take control of your motivation and daily efforts at your workplace.
Want to Be a Better Decision-Maker? Zoom Out
Far too often we make bad decisions because we fail to take the right perspective. Zooming out and creating emotional, physical, and time-based distance from our decisions is proven to unlock better decision-making.
What the President’s 2021 Budget Means for Feds
There’s plenty in the budget that could affect employees — from changes to federal hiring and firing practices to emerging tech that’s reshaping the workforce.
Get Your Team Unstuck by Fixing These 2 Things
People get stuck when they don’t know their role or are unsure about how to do their job. Managers must diagnose and fix this situation or risk bigger breakdowns in team cohesion and productivity.
Best of USAJobs Feb. 7
GovLoop highlights some of the more interesting and exciting opportunities available on USAJobs.com in a blog post each week.
Stay Motivated and Do Not Settle – The Gold Watch is Bronze
Let your badge of honor be that as you enter retirement, you are in good health, physically and mentally. You made a difference in the lives of those you have worked with. You have the energy to start another chapter of joyous events. You understood the value of your life and time. You have enjoyed… Read more »
Fail at Planning or Following Through? Maybe You Have Executive Function Disorder
Executive functions are the mental skills that allow people to plan, focus, remember instructions and juggle multiple tasks successfully. If you suffer from executive dysfunction, your ability to do any one of these things is impaired.