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Coping With an Unpredictable Leader
What can you do when the top dog at your organization is the one with the reckless mood swings?
Let’s Talk About Taking Tech to the Homeless
How can communities come together and address the growing crises of homelessness? Technology and GIS may be helpful ways to start.
Planning Ahead: How to Keep Busy During a Potential Shutdown
Although the shutdown predictions didn’t come to fruition this month, given the political landscape of the past few years, it seems that at least a threat of shutdown will continue into the foreseeable future. So, while some might see this as an opportunity to take a mini-break from work to take advantage of DC-area shutdown… Read more »
Sowing the Seed of Career Success
A good network is a like a garden – it requires constant care and feeding. In the same way, building and nurturing a good, reliable roster of contacts requires an on-going commitment. Here’s how you can maintain good upkeep on your professional networks.
You Attended a Training — Now What?
Merely attending or participating in these experiences, unfortunately, doesn’t mean that you will automatically see results. So, after attending a training, how do you ensure that you are effectively implementing what you learned and transferring new knowledge to your career?
How To Fix Your Analysis Paralysis
Analysis paralysis is an easy trap to fall into anytime there’s uncertainty. For government employees, that can be said about pretty much every decision you’ll make in your career. Here are some tips and tricks that can help.
Bringing the Cloud to Your Community
Cloud computing provides a simple way for state and local government to access servers, storage, databases and other application services over the internet.
The Biggest Interview Question — What’s Your Biggest Weakness? (Part 1)
Knowing and articulating your weaknesses is always difficult, much less in the middle of an interview. When you have been trying to present yourself in the best possible light, being asked to reveal vulnerabilities to a potential employer might give you pause.
Harness your Fear to Achieve Growth
Fear is part of life and it’s something that everyone experiences. Let’s start addressing those fears together and become better for it.
Telework – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Telework has fallen in and out of favor. This article briefly looks at the good, bad and ugly sides of telework and offers some ideas on how to make it work for you.
Leadership Strategies for Attracting Top Talent in Government
Have you ever worked for a manager who you would follow if they left the department or organization? What is it about these leaders who consistently attract and retain top talent?
How Gov Can Get Actionable Insights FAST
Government reports often languish in perpetuity, stalling valuable information from making it into the hands of decision makers. But what if these critical reports could be generated, processed, and filed faster?
How to Survive Working for a Toxic Boss
How to identify and work better with your toxic boss.
What Is NextGen?
Learn more about Washington, D.C.’s premier training event for government employees and contractors.
Augmented Reality or Virtual Reality? And the Winner Is….
Will governments embrace virtual reality or augmented reality?
10 Barriers to Connecting with Others
We know rudeness gets in the way of relating to others at work. But even common, well-meaning responses can block us from connecting with others. Here are 10 common ways we prevent ourselves from being present and truly listening to others, and steps we can take to remove those barriers.
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