Leadership
Don’t Kill Your Reader
Can a piece of writing be so bad that it physically harms the reader? Yes, if it fails what master copywriter Bob Bly calls "the breath test."
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.
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New Year’s Resolutions for Federal Employees
When making New Year's resolutions for your career, the author suggests breaking them down into easily achievable steps and celebrating your small successes. He offers suggestions you can…
Leadership
MSPB: Room for Improvement in Rewarding Federal Employees
The Merit Systems Protection Board said in a recent report that federal workers generally appear to be motivated in their work, but that there is room for improvement…
Leadership
Are You Writing Too Many Negatives Into Your Sentences?
Avoid use of excessive negatives in your sentences to make your writing more clear.
Leadership
5 Simple Tips to Improve Your Writing
Here are five tips you can use to improve your writing.
Leadership
Writing Is Like Sit-Ups
No matter how many documents you write, how many years you spend practicing, improving your craft, you can always make yourself a better writer.
Leadership
You Should Own at Least One of These Style Guides
If your job involves using a computer, you should have a writer's style guide nearby at all times.
Leadership
A Deceptively Simple Way To Improve Your Communication Skills
Your speech or presentation is about your audience, not you.
Leadership
Smaller Government, Better Government?
Innovative application of the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act can provide the American people with the assurance that we are getting better results with less government.
Leadership
Scientists in a Bucket?
Why you shouldn't write or say "loads of work," "tons of support" or other phrases that don't make literal sense.