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?
Posts Tagged: professional development
Is Being a Supervisor Right for You?
If you have not yet considered whether or not you are supervisory material, reflect inward. Ask yourself why or why not. Challenge yourself to grow.
Your Summer Reading List for a More Successful Career
Pick up one of these books about leadership, public speaking, negotiations, productivity, and other knowledge important to success in the public sector, and you’ll learn lessons that can improve your professional standing while taking a much-deserved break.
Time to Think Outside the Cubicle
Have you explored your agency’s regional operations to get a glimpse of life outside of your main office?
10 Game-Changing Podcasts for Government Workers
Some of these podcasts will make you better at your job. Some will inform you about current events and policy. Some are just fun or educational.
The Best State and Local Government Conferences
If you’ve been looking for events that can expand your education, connect you to new people, and boost your career, this list of conferences is for you.
Why Gratitude and Generosity Matter for Your Personal Brand
Being noticed and remembered is essential to building your personal brand. A lack of gratitude and generosity can also make you memorable—but for all the wrong reasons.
7 Signs It’s Time to Quit Your Job
Change is hard. Finding a new job isn’t always easy and changing where you work can bring on stress. Even so, there are times when quitting your job is the best or only option you have.
Looking for Free Professional Development?
Free and professional development aren’t two words you always hear in the same sentence. But we sat down with the head of one governmentwide program aimed at breaking down silos and connecting employees with new opportunities.
7 Books to Help You Prepare for the Presidential Transition
Don’t wait until Election Day. Dive into these books to get prepared for the presidential transition.