What the Cop Show Blue Bloods Can Teach You About Writing Better Emails
Believe it or not, the TV drama Blue Bloods can teach us about writing better emails and improving our writing generally). Here are some lessons we can learn from the show.
Leadership
From writing to advancing in your career, you will find tips from our authors on how to become a better leader in your job.
Don’t Let E-Mails Delete Your Federal Career
Misuse of email can lead to the end of a federal employee’s career. Here are some tips to make sure this doesn’t happen to you.
Report Suggests Next Administration Make Radical Changes to the Federal Workforce
A new report says that the incoming presidential administration should consider making some radical changes to the federal workforce in order to improve government performance.
What Should be the Role of Agency Inspectors General?
A new report looks at the role of agency inspectors general and examines how to best utilize them to maximize government operating efficiency.
Seven Ways to Find Personal Fulfillment and Career Satisfaction
You will be happier in life if you can find personal and career fulfillment, but this can sometimes be challenging. The author provides some tips for ways to look for a more fulfilling career in the government.
How to Achieve Lasting Success By Becoming a More Attractive Person
The author says that to be successful in any area of your life or career, you must become an attractive person. She outlines 10 steps that can be used to help you achieve more personal success.
A Review of Unconscious Bias
The author says that there are two types of bias: conscious and unconscious. She explains what the latter is and how it can have a negative impact in the workplace.
5 Frugal Ways to Make Moving Easier
If you are a federal employee facing a relocation for work, these are some tips that can help save you save money on your move.
6 Steps to Starting a Side Business
Some federal employees work on the side, sometimes with their own business. However, federal workers must be careful before starting a venture as feds may have more restrictions than some in private industry. These are some tips to help those who may be exploring the possibility of setting up their own side business.
Take Charge, Be Active, and Be Honest
The author says that when we write, it’s important to be active and take command of the words we write to make them our own. He illustrates this point with some examples of passive statements designed to deflect blame from the individuals making them.
