How a Postage Stamp Saved My Life
The author tells the story of how a postage stamp caused her to see her life in a more positive way.
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.
6 Tips For Surviving A Prolonged Presidential Transition
Presidential transitions can be a time of great disruption for the federal workforce. The author provides some tips to make the process easier for federal employees.
Feds’ Guide to Moving
Federal employees often have to relocate for work, and there are incentives available. These are some tips to help make your move easier.
The Right Way to Have a Side Business if You’re a Federal Employee
You may have considered starting a side business to go along with your federal job. The author provides some important considerations for running your own business as a federal employee.
How Can You Monitor Legislation That Affects Your Federal Career?
What’s the best way to keep up with legislation that can impact your pay and benefits? The author provides a suggestion.
Practical Advice for Incoming Political Appointees from Federal Insiders
The authors, who have served as agency representatives and management advisors for many years, offer advice for presidential appointees or Schedule Cs and the career executives who may have to work with them as they settle into their jobs.
New Administration: Real Improvement This Time?
New administrations introduce major initiatives that often cannot be sustained, however, the author says this time could be different. He says that the application of new methods by the Trump Administration has the potential of producing results where most everyone gains, or at least, are not any worse off.
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.
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.
