How to Make the World a Better Place

Make a list of positive things that interest you and decide which ones could make the world a better place.

An Exciting Global Fellowship Opportunity

Funded by the State Department and administered by TWC, the Foreign Affairs and Information Technology (FAIT) fellowship program provides current graduate and undergraduate students pursuing an IT-related degree with the chance to apply technology solutions to diplomacy.

5 Ways to Battle Negativity in the Workplace

Negativity can overtake a work center over time and degrade productivity and morale. Battling this organizational menace requires energetic, involved and invested leadership.

3 Things to Know About Forming Alliances and Making Friends

Actively creating friendships may not seem such a weighty thing among all the other demands of work but can be important when trying to accomplish work across departments

How to Nurture Work Relationships

If we work to build a safe, trusting rapport with our colleagues when there are no problems, it will serve as an important foundation when trouble, difficulty and conflict arise.

Should I Stay or Should I Go? Leaving a Government Job

When a workplace becomes so toxic and you have done what is within your power to address it, the costs of leaving just might be outweighed by the benefits of finding a positive environment where you can thrive once more.

Don’t Be a Turkey in How You Show Appreciation this Thanksgiving

Team leaders are often encouraged (“bombarded” is actually a better word) to communicate appreciation to colleagues during the Thanksgiving holiday season. Expressing thanks for a job well done is sure to be received well, right?Not necessarily.

Giving Thanks Through Action–Civic Engagement and Service-Learning

What I didn’t realize I was doing was learning more about our country and how it works than I ever could have from a book. Giving thanks through action–you often get more back than you realize.

Giving Thanks to the Trailblazers

During this Thanksgiving season, GovLoop is thankful for the many women who are currently breaking barriers to achieve intersectional gender equality. These inspiring women in government have paved the way for future generations of female politicians and public servants.

See What All the Buzz is About – NextGen Leadership Program

For the past seven years, GovLoop has run our NextGen Leadership Program. The six-month program is designed to help government employees unlock their leadership potential to get to the next step in their careers. In order to achieve that goal, govies are paired with a mentor, participate in multiple online trainings on everything fromthe StrengthsFinders AssessmentRead… Read more »

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