You Belong Here: Using Intersectionality to Welcome All Talent in Public Service
Many diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility concerns are interconnected. So, how can agencies create workplaces that welcome everyone into public service?
Human Resources
Anti-Fat Bias at Work: Building a More Size-Inclusive Workplace
Diversity, equity and inclusion efforts often overlook anti-fat bias, which can be prevalent even in the most well-meaning workplaces. Here’s how to identify larger employees’ barriers to inclusion and belonging…and do something about them.
How to Support Your Neurodivergent Employees
Neurodivergent (ND) individuals bring important skills and perspectives to the workplace, but their unique needs may require special workplace accommodations. Here are six ways to support ND employees.
Is Your Team Losing Interest in DEI? 3 Ways DEI Leaders Tackle Diversity Fatigue Head on
Diversity fatigue takes place when the motivation for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, and employee participation in them, declines. With the right strategies, though, DEI leaders can affect change when momentum wanes.
Don’t Let Jealousy Derail Your Career
Workplace jealousy can make the office a difficult place. Great employees deserve recognition, after all, but not at the expense of people around them, who may become resentful.
Use Your Values to Draw Healthy Boundaries in the Workplace
U.S. Federal Government employee Sarah Moffat shares insight on how to draw lines between your personal and professional lives.
Inside the IRS’s Digital Microlearning Program
The IRS has developed an excellent model for agency training and development: SHOTs videos, which are available 24/7 and allow employees to brush up on a subject in about three minutes or less on average.
Take a Smarter Approach to Hiring, Upskilling Staff
Agencies can’t afford to rely on guesswork to hire and retain talent – they need data. Four government and industry experts explain just what that means.
Build Great Relationships to Build Great Teams
Great teams are built on great relationships, and that holds true for government as well as sports and other realms. But as the public sector struggles to fill vacant positions, it also needs to think about its existing employees and what’s keeping them there. What does a future government workforce look like, and how can… Read more »
How to Face Flu Season
The cold and flu season can be tough on an agency and its employees. Here are ways to prepare and to manage people and job responsibilities when illness strikes.