The Power of Practice: A Toastmaster’s Public Speaking Journey
What tactics have you incorporated to improve your public speaking or presentation skills? Here are a few I learned.
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Performance Metrics: Lessons for Public Leaders
Four tips for public leaders when developing performance metrics.
Become an Admin Advocate: Keep These 4 Tips in Mind
It is very common and very human to not understand people who are not like us or in the same position as we are. We have the ability, however, to change how we see other people and how we treat them. Start with these four tips and become an admin advocate.
Strategic Planning: How to Make Better Decisions
Not all decision-making methods are equal, and some work better than others, depending on the type of decision you need to make. Here are four methods of decision making.
Discovering Your Strengths
If you are aware of your own strengths, you will begin to value your contributions. Even better, if you are aware of those around you, you can help others grow and contribute more meaningfully.
When Your Values Conflict With Work
It is easy to lose meaning in your work when your goals conflict with personal values. This happened to me when I worked in Baghdad during the U.S. occupation. Here’s how I found meaning in my work despite this conflict.
3 Tips for Becoming a Leadership Superhero
Everyone wants to be a great leader. Trouble is, no one knows what “leadership” means. Come learn three tips to improve yourself as a leader.
Using Tech to Support Veterans
The use of modern technology, open data portals, and data sharing in partnerships can move the needle in overcoming challenges and leveraging opportunities for veterans across the country.
Plan a Year’s Worth of Employee Engagement Activities in an Hour
We know that employee engagement is important, yet it still falls through the cracks in our workdays. There are two common challenges for our clients and within our own business.
6 Free Platforms and Apps Essential for Solo Communicators
Combined with limited to non-existent budgets, government communicators must get creative to share their agency’s message. Thankfully, there are several useful and free platforms and apps to help communicators execute their varied roles with ease.