Oh, My Aching Back! Making Your Home Workstation Work for You
Working from home is a major benefit, but if you don’t have the right set up, it can be a major pain.
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Email vs. Phone Call: Which to Use and When
The email vs. phone call debate is a bit nuanced, and not simply a zero-sum game. Let’s take a closer look at how using email and phone calls together can help you become more efficient and communicate better.
No Regrets: 5 Ways to Make Your Next Professional Conference Count
Can we break the cycle of no follow-up and truly make the conferences we attend worth the time and resources that we and our agencies invest?
Hey IT! Cut Me Some Slack!
I just wish IT would embrace shadow IT a little more.
Leadership Lessons Learned from a Female CTO
Mastering the fundamentals of executive leadership and personal branding can be especially challenging in the government contracting industry that is known as a risk-averse and a tight-knit marketplace. Here are a few lessons learned from my journey as a female CTO and team leader.
Improving Service With Citizen Personas
Personas do take some time to develop, but time spent thinking about your end customer is definitely time well spent.
Leadership Lessons from Telework
One of the most interesting things I’ve observed about telework is that it shines a bright spotlight on leadership and supervision in an organization.
Accented, Brown and Culturally Aware in the Workplace
“When we draw on the wisdom of a workforce that reflects the population we serve, we are better able to understand and meet the needs of our customers-the American people.”
How to Stop Insider Threats at Your Agency
External threats may be more sensational — the sophisticated hackers who troll our networks phishing for a way in are often the headline-grabbers — but for many federal network administrators, the biggest threat may be sitting right next to them.
Which Federal Employee Benefits Will LOWER Your Taxes?
Tax planning puts you in the driver’s seat. Instead of scrambling to minimize taxation at the end of each year (or before April 15th of the following year), tax planning allows you to see today’s tax options compared to future tax options.