Mentoring as a Career Development Tool
A mentor can be invaluable for advancing your career. For National Mentoring Month, here are some ways to find yours!
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Build Great Relationships to Build Great Teams
Great teams are built on great relationships, and that holds true for government as well as sports and other realms. But as the public sector struggles to fill vacant positions, it also needs to think about its existing employees and what’s keeping them there. What does a future government workforce look like, and how can… Read more »
What You Need to Know About Story Intelligence Before Your Next Presentation
Learn how the literary world’s secret wisdom can help you to master business storytelling so you can enjoy the most successful outcomes.
Interviewing Internally? Avoid These Mistakes
Interviewing for an intra-agency job can give you a false sense of comfort. Here are tips and techniques to handle internal interviews effectively and appropriately.
On the Brink of Burnout? 3 Ways to Practice Self-care
Trying to succeed in their careers, people can forget that they are more important than the work they do. But practicing self-care on a regular basis can restore peace of mind, help prevent burnout and ultimately make you more effective and productive.
5 Ways to Take the Pain Out of Performance Reviews
For many supervisors, giving an annual performance review is like going to the gym: They dread doing it and it’s sometimes painful when they do, but they know it must be done. There’s no way to take all the stress out of performance reviews. But in a recent NextGen online training, two speakers from theRead… Read more »
How to Set Work-Life Boundaries
We were people before we were workers. Though our work is meaningful, it’s not who we are. Our life outside of work matters, and family, health and individual pursuits are central to our well-being. When professional obligations bleed into every available moment, it takes a toll on employees’ lives, and prevents them from doing theirRead… Read more »
Goal-Setting Tips from a Strategic Planning & Reporting Expert
This online training recap offers insight on how to feel included and invested in your agency’s goal-setting process.
GovLoop Readers Pin Quiet Quitting on Managers
GovLoop polled its readers for their thoughts on “quiet quitting” and “quiet firing” — what they are, what causes those circumstances, what agencies can do to make things better and whether those situations even exist. The survey results were intriguing, and said a lot about the role managers play.
Civility and Respect in the Hybrid Workplace
Workforce transformation expert Mika Cross shares how we can treat each other with civility and respect in a remote workplace.