7 Books to Help You Prepare for the Presidential Transition
Don’t wait until Election Day. Dive into these books to get prepared for the presidential transition.
Career
The Impact and Importance of Teamwork in Government
Teamwork is an elusive – yet critical – component of a successful government agency. Developing a team-oriented office might take a little effort, especially if doing so means changing the culture, but you won’t have to implement any expensive initiatives or invest in pricey software to make it happen.
How the Government’s Best Place to Work Does Onboarding
NASA Goddard has given the term “bill of rights” an entirely new meaning and redefined the way new employees are treated on their first day at work.
How to Give an Amazing Webinar
These tips will help you feel more confident the next time you present on a webinar so that you can laugh off any glitches and continue on with style.
6 Tips to Design Better PowerPoints
Lots of things can go wrong when designing PowerPoints. Let’s talk about how to make PowerPoints right.
How to Master the Informational Interview
They say that in government networking is the name of the game. One particular tool that can really help you make meaningful connections, as a young professional, is highly underutilized because few actually know its purpose or protocol: it’s called the informational interview. It’s okay if you’ve never heard of it. Prior to arriving inRead… Read more »
Communication Tips From Actors, Production Crews, and 4-Year Olds
Utilizing three ideas – the emotional check-in, the creation of a safe environment for truth, and utilizing a series of what’s good/what needs work questions (and waiting for the team to answer, not me) – might be an approach worth trying in the workplace.
Contentment: The Merge Between Working & Living
Work-life integration may look a bit different for everyone, but these simple guidelines can help you gain a basis of where your integration point needs to be.
How Bias Makes Us Lie
Are we all liars at work?
5 Ways Joining an Association Can Enhance Your Career
Let me propose a lower impact method to develop a valuable professional network and advance your career – join an industry association.