What Your Intentions Can Do for You
Good intentions can be helpful, but only if we follow through with them. Here is substantive advice on how to focus your personal and professional development based on what you intend.
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4 Steps to Finding Purpose and Meaning at Work
Our professional journeys often are long, winding and unexpected. During her NextGen virtual training summit keynote remarks, an expert explains how to embrace the unknown, and outlines four steps for career growth.
Are You Missing the Best (and Most Obvious) Places for Leadership Development?
Leadership in action? Isn’t that what you want to learn from? The best places for it might be in your own backyard.
The Best Government Conferences of 2024
We’ve compiled a list of 2024 trainings, symposia, summits, forums, expos, seminars, workshops, conventions and conferences to help grow your career — whether you work in federal, state or local government.
Step Up the EX Through Learning
Professional development opportunities can improve an employee’s overall work experience, but the benefits of career education are even more far-reaching. And mentorship makes a big difference.
How Personal Goals Can Impact Professional Development
With work-life balance becoming a focus, tying our personal growth to our professional growth makes sense. Here are several personal goals that can have a direct impact on professional growth as well.
Pitch to Win: Making Your Proposals Successful
Innovation starts with ideas, and you’ve got plenty of good ones. But getting them across to decision-makers can seem daunting. It doesn’t need to be. Giving a good pitch involves techniques and skills that you can learn and practice. We asked two innovation experts to share what works. Choose Winning Ideas “You’re not going toRead… Read more »
Professional Development Done Right
Technologies like AI change how we work, providing a new depth of data and information. But more than staying abreast of technology, professional development should also encompass traditional “soft” skills to help you grow in your career.
Swimming With Sharks: Surviving & Thriving a Toxic Work Environment
Swimming in “shark infested waters” can be daunting, but not impossible to navigate. Here are some strategies to survive toxic work environments while maintaining your integrity and well-being.
Becoming Your Own Chief Learning Officer
It can be difficult for employees to develop new and stronger skills, especially since the goal of most schooling is to master only minimum levels of competency. That’s why we all need to be our own chief learning officer.