What to Expect When You’re Not Expecting (To be a Fed)
Tips for keeping your federal career on track.
Posts Tagged: career
5 Ways to Keep Email From Taking Over Your Day
Constantly checking email seems like a harmless habit, but it can become toxic to our focus and productivity. Here we’ll cover some of the mechanisms that make email so consuming, and how to build habits to make it a more productive tool.
Advocating for Yourself: Part 2
Advocating is such a pain to do. It makes us feel super-awkward. But it’s so important to be good at it.
What They Say When You’re Not There
Discovering your personal brand starts with an understanding of your authentic self and of how others perceive you.
Public Education: What’s Private Industry Got to Do with It?
Some might argue that exposing kids to technology isn’t a critical component of their education, but I would beg to differ.
Your Guide to the Dreaded 360 Degree Assessment
If you want to improve your leadership skills, you need to know how you’re perceived by the people around you. The best way to do that is through a 360 degree feedback survey.
Taking Time to be Thankful
This November has been a doozy. In fact, given the tumultuous election season we have just come through, this November might be more necessary for reflection and gratitude than ever.
What’s Your Leadership Development Plan?
You have to prioritize your own development if for the simple fact that no one will do it for you. Often, what you need to develop is tied to deeply held beliefs about who you are as a person, what makes you good at your job, and things you believe you can’t change.
How You Might be Holding Yourself Back From That Job
Don’t let an overly specific posting deter you from the job you want. You’re smart, dedicated, and talented, and you can easily learn how to better read job descriptions, because probably, you deserve that position.
Unhappy at Work? Here’s What’s Missing
It can be hard to pinpoint the root cause of unhappiness at work and harder still to know how to make that unsettled feeling go away.