The Passive Aggressive Files: When Your Colleagues Can’t Quite Tell You the Truth
You can’t avoid speaking or writing unpleasant truths by using the passive voice. Here’s why.
Leadership
Explore the latest leadership tips and career development guidance for federal employees looking to grow, lead, and advance. This category covers workplace leadership skills, communication strategies, career advancement advice, team management, professional development, and federal workforce leadership best practices. Find practical insights from our authors on becoming a more effective leader, improving performance, and navigating leadership challenges in today’s federal workplace.
Office Politics for Those Who HATE Politics
The people you allow within your physical space have a huge impact on your ability to maintain control of your life and create the kind of career success you want. The author offers some tips for how to surround yourself with others who will bring out the best in you.
6 Ways to Become SES
How do you make it to SES? Here are six tips.
Why Presentation Really Does Matter
You’ve done the hard work of crafting your message. Don’t undermine all of that work with a shoddy or misplaced presentation. Try this instead.
The 3 Surprising Questions Your Wardrobe and Your Job Have in Common!
The author says that just like a pair of old jeans, sometimes things in your life will change causing your job to no longer fit you. She offers some questions to ponder as you reflect on your career and whether or not it is still the right fit for you.
What Signal Does Your Writing Send?
Always think of your written work as your virtual stand-ins. What do those stand-ins say about you?
3 Tips to Get More Time Off…and Have Your Supervisor Love You For It!
The author offers three tips to help you ensure your vacation days don’t go to waste as well as increase the likelihood that your supervisor will grant you the time off.
So, Is Multitasking Good Or Bad For You?
Some very smart people disagree about the merits (or demerits) of multitasking as a strategy for productivity. Give both arguments a hearing, and decide for yourself.
A Productivity Tool That You Can Get Right Now For Free, That Really Works, and That You’ll Actually Enjoy
The author discusses what he believes to be a terrific productivity tool and says he wishes he’d discovered it years ago.
8 Tips on Public Speaking for Government Leaders
Many of us dread public speaking and indeed, statistics show a vast majority of the popular has a fear of speaking in public. Here are a few simple tips to help you improve this often dreaded task.
