What Should You Do If You Hate Your Boss?
Consider this scenario: You dread going into work not because of your daily tasks, but because you can’t stand your manager. Many of us have been there at one point in time.
Make Sure Your Cloud Is Living Up to Its Promises
If you’ve already begun investing in cloud services, or doing the due diligence to select the right cloud, it may be time for a check-up to make sure your investments not only support your needs today, but will continue to scale into the future.
3 Ways to Cultivate Small Businesses in the Federal Space
Developing and cultivating relationships with the small business community and supporting their goals to grow their business are important in the federal space. How can larger private companies help their smaller counterparts? By developing a program that supports these small businesses through the development, engagement, and enablement of an ecosystem of companies.
Know Your Facts: Paid Parental Leave
To help new moms and dads who work for the federal government Congress needs to pass paid parental leave legislation. The Family and Medical Leave Act provides important benefits, but it requires people to take unpaid leave. The sad truth is many federal employees can’t afford to do that. That’s why it’s imperative for Congress… Read more »
The Magic of SharePoint
SharePoint can help improve the efficiency of your office and serve as your one-stop shop for all of your project management needs.
Leaders Don’t Blame Other People
I know you have heard these words spoken before: “It’s not my fault!” And when I hear these words from someone in a leadership position, that “leader” quickly loses credibility with me. That is because leaders don’t blame other people when something goes wrong.
Making the Case for a Second New Employee Orientation
The receiving office doesn’t has a responsibility for helping that new hire ‘hit the road running’ and helping that employee feel welcome. One way to do that? A second office-specific orientation.
How to Give Effective Performance Feedback
You can turn a soul-crushing performance appraisal into an opportunity to engage your staff. Make it an interactive conversation that energizes both you and your employee. My team and I have used the following format for performance feedback for over a decade. We use it for both glowing appraisals and tough reviews
Promoting a Workplace Cybersecurity Culture
Developing a truly effective cybersecurity culture requires that agencies take a deeper look at how they promote and enforce cybersecurity policies among their employees. With that in mind, here are five tips we’ve found beneficial for fostering a cyber-aware professional culture.
Journey of Discovery: Interview with Dr. Ellen Stofan, NASA Chief Scientist
Dr. Ellen Stofan joined me on The Business of Government Hour to explore her role, NASA’s science priorities, efforts at promoting science, technology engineering and mathematics (STEM) education, and space science successes. Here’s an overview of our conversation.