How to Be a Boss about Answering to More than Just Your Boss
For my office, losing the strictly hierarchical structure has meant gaining efficiencies in completing tasks. Could the same be true in your office?
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3 Tips for Responding to COVID-19 with Data
Learn how to access and share the information most important to your internal decision-makers and constituents.
How To Socialize When Practicing Social Distancing
The question remains, “How can we fulfill our need to ‘socialize’ when we are supposed to practice ‘social distancing’?” Here are some things you can do to be social in a socially responsible and physically distant kind of way.
No One Wants to Work to Consume: Writing Clear Content
Let’s look at four things we can keep in mind when getting our content ready for the web, print or social media.
Financial Systems Implementation Teams: 3 Tips for Public Managers
Many government entities are looking to become more data-driven. This often requires implementing new financial systems software. Choosing the correct system is often challenging.
Survival Skills for the Government Employee
What I have discovered is that we often feel anxiety, stress, panic in times that we are out of control – or perceive a loss of control. What I have also realized is that many of these simple tools can help us in our jobs as government employees.
Healthy Leadership Practices to Cure What Ails You
There’s a lot of pressure on leaders right now. And, I’m sure the last thing you need are more things on your “to do” list. But I truly believe that making time for these three healthy workplace practices will help you and your team thrive, even in the face of unprecedented difficulty.
Feeling Fear & Anxiety? Take a Self-Compassion Break
Let’s explore how self-compassion might lessen your fears and anxieties during this difficult time. How it might give you just enough mental clarity to take a clear-headed approach to whatever comes our way. It’s worth a shot, right?
My Experience on a Job Shadow in Small-Town Oregon
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) offers opportunities for all permanent staff to experience work outside their classification. These opportunities are called job shadows, where an employee is able to spend a day with someone of their choosing, upon manager approval. I went on a job shadow with a Region 2 Project Manager (PM) inRead… Read more »
Coronavirus: Working Through Difficult, Disruptive Times
Has your work and life routines been disrupted by the coronavirus? Here’s how can you make the most of this disruption in pursuit of personal and professional development.