Career Advice for Government Employees at All Levels
We asked a panel of federal experts about the most important skills employees need to navigate government, advice about lateral career moves and more. Here’s what they said…
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You’ve Got This! How to Put Fear of Failure in Its Place
May we be less terrified and more inspired as we dance into our future.
7 Ways to Encourage Employee Autonomy
Consider using some of these tips to encourage your staff to find and use their voice.
Announcing the NextGen Public Service Awards Winners!
Every year NextGen highlights 30 public servants who are working to make a difference in government. Our finalists this year represent state, local and federal government agencies. They are engineers, procurement officers, designers, communicators and so much more. They are young, old, shy and loud, they are in front of the camera and behind theRead… Read more »
Bring the Startup Culture to Your Agency
Feel like your agency could use an injection of startup culture? Check out the advice from those who have been there and learn how you can jumpstart your agency’s workplace culture.
Don’t Front, You Know You Need a Mentor
Consider for a moment the folks you admire. The individuals you deem respectable. Do you ever wonder how they came to be an effective communicator or leader? Who helped them along the way? They might tell you the same thing. They had mentors.
Dear GovLoop: How Do I Get a Mentor?
In today’s column, we’re answering this question: How do you ask someone to be your mentor?
From Intern to Superhero
Faster than a speeding bullet, stronger than a locomotive, it’s – it’s…the intern? As young professionals starting out, we often visualize our ultimate titles as Senior Project Manager, or CEO, or even President. But we don’t usually think of ourselves as heroes, let alone superheroes, even when we’re saving the day behind the scenes inRead… Read more »
Being Mindful Makes You a Better Leader. Here’s How
Think you can’t learn to be emotionally intelligent? You can, and there’s one thing you can practice to help: Mindfulness.
How to Ace the Presidential Transition
David Eagles and his team have been prepping for the upcoming administration change, in order to make that large transition a little less scary. In fact, he thinks of the transition as a potentially positive event.