How Do You Know If You Have Purpose at Work?
Some guideposts on how to know if you are fulfilling your life’s purpose at work.
Leadership
Advocating for Yourself: Part 2
Advocating is such a pain to do. It makes us feel super-awkward. But it’s so important to be good at it.
3 Leadership Resolutions You Can Achieve
Consider carving out three things that you can focus on in 2017 to improve your leadership capacity.
How to Help Out Your Fellow Woman
Let’s face it: sexism is real. There have been studies, research, personal accounts, and you might’ve experienced it for yourself firsthand. As a woman in the workforce, dealing with everyday sexism can be hard; whether it be subtle comments directed towards you, or being expected to do the office housework. But, while our society mayRead… Read more »
What Employees Don’t Like About the Holidays
One thing I have observed (and learned through personal experience) is that a key component for having a relatively successful holiday celebration is to (ahead of time, and repeatedly) communicate clearly to staff about what they should expect (and not expect, if this year is different from prior years). Unmet expectations are the source of… Read more »
Top 10 Impressive Government Successes of 2016
As another year comes to an end, it’s time to celebrate the top successes achieved by U.S. government agencies in 2016.
Best of GovLoop 2016
We had an awesome year here at GovLoop! Check out some of our best blogs from 2016.
How to Create a Coaching Program
The term coaching may not be what comes to mind when you think of a career in government, but having coaches at every level of your career is an asset.
Advocating for Yourself: Part 1
We can all agree that advocating for yourself plays a vital role in the workplace. Unfortunately work is a complex political atmosphere even in the best situations. If being a good advocate for yourself is necessary in the workplace, then we need to figure out how to get better at it.
Leadership Lessons from Rudolph
I have a way that we working professionals can watch these shows while gaining valuable lessons from our holiday heroes. My favorite, Rudolph, the beloved reindeer of Santa, has some leadership lessons for us all.