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.
The recent scandal with Congressman Weiner over his Twitter photos is a stark reminder of how badly things can go awry if our personal information gets into the wrong hands. The author offers some advice to Facebook users on ways to keep their profile data under their control.
The Anthony Weiner scandal shows us once again the importance of thinking carefully before any digital communication.
If you follow a few simple tips, you can use PowerPoint to create presentations that powerfully communicate your ideas and even inspire your audience.
In his first article in the series, the author suggested that a new paradigm for civilian civil service is needed. This second article explores in greater detail ideas for these changes.
Effective writing comes from the ability to connect with people, and that connection is based largely on the use of a single word.
Most reports we’re forced to read at work are flat-out boring — but yours don’t have to be. Try these tips for writing standout reports, tips proven to win over readers by the world’s most successful copywriters.
You write so many emails that it’s inconceivable you won’t make mistakes with them–mistakes that can embarrass you and even damage your reputation. Here are tips to avoid some of the most common email blunders.
Are you finding time to take on the big-picture projects that really matter to you and your team? Or are you spending your entire workday reacting? If you consistently find the day getting away from you, try the tips in this free time-management ebook.
When a colleague sends out documents with frequent typos, many of us cannot help but view that colleague as careless or even incompetent. But that doesn’t need to happen to any of us. Try these proofreading techniques.
Humor can add real value to your writing – even your work-related writing – but not if your jokes come at the expense of others. If you put mockery or insults in writing, you’ll risk what happened to this school principal.
