You can turn a soul-crushing performance appraisal into an opportunity to engage your staff. Make it an interactive conversation that energizes both you and your employee. My team and I have used the following format for performance feedback for over a decade. We use it for both glowing appraisals and tough reviews
Dr. Ellen Stofan joined me on The Business of Government Hour to explore her role, NASA’s science priorities, efforts at promoting science, technology engineering and mathematics (STEM) education, and space science successes. Here’s an overview of our conversation.
Are there people in your organization that regularly break promises, violate expectations, or behave badly? Does a lack of accountability and a culture of indifference encourage this behavior and make others afraid to speak up?
Don’t miss the chance to learn and grow where you are so you can take a whole litany of skills with you as you advance in your career.
While your parents may advocate for company or agency loyalty, there are important reasons millennials are job hopping more and more each year. Mental and physical health, stronger engagement within your agency, and a more resilient sense of purpose are driving millennials to jump from one job to the next.
Are you here to do something or are you here for something to do?
If you do decide that it’s worth it to get a master’s degree, there are still four questions that you should seek answers to before enrolling in a program.
As baby boomers retire, organizations are faced with how to attract – and retain – younger employees. It’s a particular challenge for government organizations that may not seem like appealing – or lucrative – career paths. What do millennials – those 73 million individuals born between 1980 and 1996 – really want in a job?Read… Read more »
Given the resources that are in place or inherited, it’s no fault of their own that workforce and economic development staff are hampered in their efforts to productively deliver desired outcomes in services to regional citizens and business customers.
Avoid being a workplace bully, and concentrate your energy on improving the workplace for generations of women to come. I promise, it’ll be worth it.