How far would you go to invest in your professional development? What would you do if your organization didn’t have enough funding to pay for a training or workshop that contributed to your growth? What if your boss didn’t approve of your training request? These are central questions that represent possible roadblocks, hoops and challengesRead… Read more »
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Digital Service Refresh: Looking Forward
USDS is cost efficient and has a track record of measurable progress. It will likely receive funding for many years to come. But like all organizations, it could benefit from a re-examination of its core principles.
Evaluate Your Lens — How to Re-assess Your View
We can compare our view of life to a camera lens. What can we do to expand that lens and re-assess our view of what’s really going on?
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
A recent survey found that 36% of government workers are thinking of looking for other roles, which is up from just 16% two years ago. Are you considering a career move? Here’s some advice for making that decision.
The Global Semiconductor Shortage: An Education in Resilience
Semiconductor supply chain shortages demonstrate how one small thing can be a single point of failure that negatively impacts an entire organization — but we should not accept such risks.
Interviews: 5 Ways to Ace Them Before Stepping Through the Door
Here are five tips on what to do before your next interview to help you walk in with your best foot forward.
Employee Engagement — No Matter Where
The VA is committed to designing and implementing practices that ensure employees are successful, supported and empowered to do their jobs well — regardless of location.
How to Master Decision-Making
How can we make smart decisions that will impact an entire team, city, or nation? To improve your decision-making skills, follow these six tips.
How to Hire Thousands of Federal Workers Fast – and Do It Well: Lessons From DHS
A new law is prompting the IRS to hire lots of new employees – and fast. But lessons learned from DHS can make this massive undertaking eminently doable.
3 Key Focus Areas When Changing Careers
One of the scariest times in your career can be realizing you are so discontent in your position that you lose focus on your career goals. Or, you don’t even know what they are anymore.