Things I Wish I’d Learned as a GS-7
Here are 10 steps to navigating your federal agency no matter what rank you have in your professional career and where you want to head next.
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Learning to Dream Big for Your Intentional Career
Today, we’ll be taking an oft-ignored step in creating a career, because it sometimes seems too fanciful: learning how to dream as it relates to our career.
Building Strong Relationships With Your Team
Skip-level meetings can be a strong engagement tool for your organization. As a leader, you’ll get more visibility into your team’s daily workings.
Preparing Government to Lead Change: Strategies to Demonstrate Flexibility
How can you demonstrate flexibility to prepare government to lead change? Be open to new information and be prepared to respond to conditions and obstacles.
Pandemic-Proofing Public Participation
Digital meetings can be convenient, but they don’t work for both citizens and government employees – at least, not right away.
Want to Be a Better Leader? Delegate Effectively
One of the greatest traits a good leader should possess is the gift of discernment, especially when they delegate tasks.
How to Surf the Waves of Challenge With Resilience
When faced with a problem, we retread the same terrain in our minds, thinking the same thoughts and rehearsing the same internal dialogues. This kind of rumination is rarely helpful, and in fact, tends to lead to greater rigidity.
Navigating the Single Audit in the Era of COVID-19
Ensuring your agency is prepared for the single audit is more important than ever. Here’s a rundown of what goverments must know.
Expanding Data’s Reach Through Social Media
Government data’s value extends along with its reach. This makes the use of social channels as valuable to government organizations as the data itself.
Discovering Your Core Values to Create an Intentional Career, Pt. 2
This helpful mini-worksheet will help you determine your five core values, what they are, and how to create a more intentional career.