In Praise of Boredom
What if you choose to be bored?
Career
Do Employee Engagement Surveys Matter Anymore?
Making the case that annual engagement surveys should be a thing of the past.
Managing the Work Life Balance: the Benefits of Working In Federal Government
There are so many options in federal government that can make your schedule and stress level more manageable.
Down And Out And Disengaged
Disengagement is a negative macro-message of the cruelest kind. I
How to Actually Get Stuff Done
Planning? I don’t make a lot of time for planning.
A Checklist for How to Leave a Job on Good Terms
In the musical chairs of life, you will probably eventually leave your current job for a better one. When you do so, you should try to leave your job as gracefully and smoothly as possible. Some tips to help you move on without messing up.
The Problem With Leaning In
Instead of talking about leaning in at work, we should be emphasizing leaning out — getting outside the narrow confines of our own self-interests and seeing the workplace as a communal setting that works for everyone and not just a chosen few. Let’s lean on each other for a change.
Creating and Maintaining Workplace Harmony
Does your workplace feel like the frontline? Are you constantly searching for workplace harmony? How can we ever get past that last conflict?
New Quiz! Obi-Wan, Yoda, or Darth Vader: What’s Your Leadership Style?
Even though they take place in a galaxy far, far away, there’s a lot to learn about leadership from the Star Wars movies. And really, who hasn’t wondered which character you leadership style in most closely in line with? Go ahead and start the quiz now! May the Force be with You.
Make 2016 the Year You Take Your Seat at the Table
As we contemplate our goals for 2016, consider these suggestions for recognizing and navigating the stumbling blocks we sometimes put in our own way.