No 2016 COLA Increase for Social Security and Federal Retirement Benefits
The Social Security Administration has announced that there will be no annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) increase for 2016.
4 Ways Introverts Can be Heard in Team Meetings
As a team leader, encouraging your whole team to bring their thoughts and opinions to the table takes intentional planning, but has the potential to bring out the best in each team member. Here are a few tips to cultivate a productive environment for your whole team during your next meeting.
10 Tips for Communicating Agency Goals to Your Employees
It’s important that leaders at all levels of an organization effectively communicate these goals with their employees. Clearly defining agency goals helps give employees direction and can energize their efforts if they understand what they are working toward. Here are ten tips on the best ways for communicating and engaging your employees in broader agency… Read more »
Tips for Acing Your Next Interview
So you landed a job interview. Congratulations! You probably beat out dozens, or hundreds, of competitors to rank among the best and the brightest. So go ahead, savor your victory, crank the sound track to Rocky, and run some victory laps around your cube. Then, start preparing for your interview. Why? Because of the paradox… Read more »
Nani Coloretti on Pursuing an Opportunity Agenda at HUD
As the HUD Deputy Secretary, I help the department achieve its mission by focusing on effective operations and crosscutting policy and program issues… if we build a stronger HUD by improving leadership, accountability, transparency, and focusing on better resource management, then we’ll be better prepared to successfully achieve [our strategic goals.
TSP Talk Weekly Wrap Up
After the larger gains from the previous week, Monday had minimal action as the markets were running into resistance coupled with poor economic data and investors started taking some profit mid-week. However, investors remembered how they prefer the economy to look bad when the Fed is looking for a good time to raise interest rates.Read… Read more »
Looking for Mid-Career Leaders interested in China!
If that title applies to you, then read on. Eisenhower Fellowships – an international leadership and exchange program for mid-career professionals – has a new partnership with the Chinese Ministry of Education. The Zhi-Xing China Eisenhower Fellowship is a four-week, fully funded professional and leadership development program for exceptional U.S. leaders, approximately 35-45 years old, whoRead… Read more »
White is Right When it Comes to Engagement
I thought that surely the best role models of engagement in the most powerful government in the world would be exemplary representatives for ensuring their workforces look like the taxpayers they serve.
How to Know When you Have a Good Thing
Whether it’s personally or professionally, the goal for this life is about maximizing happiness. And beautiful part is, there isn’t just one “right way” to go about it.
6 Ways to Get Out of a Work Rut
In a rut at work? These tips will help.