Take Time to Reach Out and Mentor Someone
There remains in our agencies an entrenched impediment to true empowerment for our entire workforce in their ability to own their work.
Human Resources
The Reality of American Indian/Alaska Native Heritage Month
It is appropriate to talk about the fact that American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) federal employees have the lowest engagement levels of any racial group in the federal sector — after all it is AI/AN Heritage Month. As we recognize the many accomplishments, contributions, and sacrifices of our first citizens and their ancestors, as well asRead… Read more »
This is Not Your Mother’s Career Path: 7 Tips to Develop a Credible IDP
This is a good opportunity to listen with a grain of salt and then make decisions based on your actual career goals, not the goals that someone has suggested you follow.
Using Performance Info to Make Decisions
Washington breathed a collective sigh of relief when a government shutdown was averted on September 30th. But that news overshadowed the quiet release of a GAO report on the government’s progress on using performance information to make better decisions. The Government Accountability Office is mandated by law to track the progress of agencies’ implementation ofRead… Read more »
Killing Inclusion through Diversity
Is there another more over exposed word in the federal government than diversity? Over the past week I kept a journal of instances I have seen or heard this “D-word” in my workplace-chief diversity officer, diversity of thought, office of diversity, diversity solutions, diversity of vocabulary, diversity of interests, racial diversity, gender diversity, cultural diversityRead… Read more »
5 Things You Should Never Do Again
I’ve been spending some time on that theme of lessons learned as we grow older and gain experience in our professional lives. Maybe you can set aside some time in the next week or so, to reflect on in the impact in your life of past bad behavior, or mistakes, and identify ways to reset… Read more »
The Cost of Conflict
The cost of conflict avoidance is real.
9 Tips to Attract and Retain the Best Employees at Your Agency
Government must use everything at its disposal to attract, hire, and retain the best possible workers. Below, I’ve shared nine low- or no-cost tips on finding the best and brightest for your agency.
3 Tips to Work More Effectively in a Multi-Generational Workforce
Chances are in federal government: you will be on a team with individuals spanning all generations. And that can be frustrating for everyone.
Disengagement Trifecta
For American Indian/Alaska Native employees, it is one, two, three strikes you’re out at the old engagement ballgame.