How Boredom Can Be Good For You
If our boredom is something we have the power to change, then what will that change look like? What’s the next step? Turn your boredom into a jumping off point, ready to propel you forward.
Is the Coaching You’re Getting Good?
There are many people who consider themselves to be a coach. If you receive coaching from someone, how do you know it’s good?
How to Leverage Each Generation’s Strengths to Benefit Your Organization’s Bottom Line
The U.S. workforce is more diverse than ever before with four predominant generations working in the same business environment. Each generation is distinctly different than the next, which can prove challenging for employers — but it can also be an opportunity so long as you learn how to manage the multigenerational workforce effectively.
The Importance of Debriefing and How to Get Started
Sometimes I get so caught up in my work that it’s really easy to go from one project to the next, without having the time to think about how my previous projects turned out. I’m not referring to the project outcome but more to the process: what did it take for us to get toRead… Read more »
TSP Talk Weekly Wrap Up
It was an interesting week for the market. Trends driven by central bank decisions, front page tragedies, and a solid jobs report gave traders an opportunity to join the trend of the day. Post-holiday selling was followed by a positive start to the new month. The S&P 500 began to sell off at the openRead… Read more »
Spotlight on Excellence: USDA Frontline Supervisor Wanda Fuentes
There are many different paths to excellence in government service. The stories of our employees are intriguing and varied. Here is one path that may not be traditional, but has been successful.
We Need A New Way to Talk About Engagement
Disengagement through lack of inclusion is pervasive in the federal government.
How Top Leaders Win The Hearts and Minds of Employees
For the last seven years The Dallas Morning News (The News) has created a list of the Top 100 Employers in Dallas-Ft. Worth. The companies are large, medium, small, public, private, non-profit, and across all industries. From within each size category they select a Top CEO. Every year, The News solicits workplace nominations, and then employeesRead… Read more »
Rural Hospitals Need a Medicaid Lifeline
Years ago, the town hospital was the community’s pulse: It was a place of birth, an employer, a counterpart in battling illness, and a source of health information. So for the people of Independence, Kansas, watching their century-old hospital close was a bitter pill to swallow. For the town’s residents, healthcare is now harder toRead… Read more »
Brand Matters: The difference between a Mediator and a Certified Mediator
A Certified Mediator (CM) is similar to a national brand. When you select one you have some surety about the quality, experience and education of the CM. Most states have a mediation association and these professional associations provide credentialing criteria in order to obtain the CM designation.