Federal employees shouldn’t have to choose between their jobs and caring for themselves or their immediate family members. That’s where the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) can help. Here are few basics about this important law.
Just between you and me… Have you ever skipped training because something more important came up? Has a supervisor ever pulled you out of class because they needed you on a conference call?
16 years into the 21st century, you would think that recruiters in search for the best talent would not exclude a diverse applicant pool from the hiring mix. Unfortunately, that is exactly what many human capital offices do every day by writing job announcements in a way that exclude female and people of color candidates.
Have you mastered the art of heart talk? All it takes is telling your colleagues every day how appreciated and important they are. Jack Canfield calls it chicken soup for the soul. What’s on your menu at work?
Every year the federal government spends more than $1 billion to ensure that we have the critical equipment to do our jobs. 80 percent of that is spent on the same equipment from the same companies across thousands of contracts, with little visibility from one agency to the next as to what price is being… Read more »
When your team is only a small part of a larger agency, you have to figure out what in the FEVS applies to you. How do you engage your employees about engagement?
It’s time we accept that our commonly held misconceptions about leadership can stunt our own effectiveness as leaders.
Surveys are telling us that employees do not trust their leadership. This makes me wonder how we will ever be able to have an engaged workforce if we cannot be trusted.
Getting buy-in on a new idea is a critical component of creating positive change in your organization. A few tweaks to your approach could improve your presentation and communication skills – are you ready to put that next big idea into action?
Attempting to be something you are not it futile and it often leads to more frustration. You must find the leadership style that works for you.