How to Win Over Opposition and Gain Traction
Overcome opposition and achieve success. Try these 5 tested and tried tips when pitching your idea.
Posts Tagged: communication
Kindness Works
Want to have a successful career? Be a great leader? Help your team and organization perform better? No matter what your current position or future goals, there’s one thing that will impact your career even more than competence or expertise – they way you treat others.
Tips for Going Digital When your Agency Loves Paper
It’s easy to say “let’s go digital” but another matter to get organizational buy-in, especially when you work at an agency that has used the same paper-based processes for decades.
Making the Most of Critical Conversations
Learn the do’s and don’ts for having critical conversations.
Meet a Pioneer
John Hine led efforts to bring the internet to New Zealand, check out this article to learn more about his story.
Keys to Resiliency
Resiliency: it’s a broad, fancy word which simply means your ability to bounce back after difficulties, disappointments, or tragedies. It’s a fundamental skill, yet it’s not something any of us are taught. We sometimes learn by example, seeing how our parents or other family members react to situations, but most of us learn to navigate… Read more »
All Multitasks and No Focus Makes Jack Jacked
Successful multitasking is a myth and we need to change our beliefs around ways to get the most done in the time allotted.
A Personal Story
Myth-busting the “typical” government worker.
Should Government Post Bad News?
Learn when you should and shouldn’t report bad news.
Kids Versus No Kids: Myths and Realities
One of the biggest divides I have noticed since I entered government service eight years ago is the one between people who have kids and people who don’t.