Managing For the Future
We don’t know what the future will bring. But that doesn’t mean we can’t prepare for it — and prepare our workforce to meet its challenges.
Career
Stop Waiting for Feedback and Do This Instead
Feedback is a two-way street, but asking for it directly isn’t always the best way to get it. Here are some tips for getting the guidance you seek.
Tips for Managing the “Work Revolution”
The public-sector workforce is undergoing a revolution, said the director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management during GovLoop’s recent NextGen virtual summit. Her agency is doing specific things to attract and retain young talent that often have little interest in government work.
Take on Large-Scale Changes
Change management projects can seem overwhelming. What’s needed for success is someone who understands processes, operations — and people.
10 Reasons to Invest in Your Professional Development
How far would you go to invest in your professional development? What would you do if your organization didn’t have enough funding to pay for a training or workshop that contributed to your growth? What if your boss didn’t approve of your training request? These are central questions that represent possible roadblocks, hoops and challengesRead… Read more »
Creating a Community of Practice: A Way to Engage Like-minded Practitioners for Learning and Leading
Communities of Practice (CoP) are popping up everywhere in my agency. What seemed to me to be a novel approach to learning, sharing and leading, I have discovered is an aged old phenomenon that stems from learning theory. Cognitive anthropologists Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger coined the term “community of practice” when studying apprenticeships asRead… Read more »
Interviews: 5 Ways to Ace Them Before Stepping Through the Door
Here are five tips on what to do before your next interview to help you walk in with your best foot forward.
Critical Conversations: Connect in Conflict
Difficult work conversations are unavoidable. Whether you’re addressing conflict, performance issues, or personality clashes, these “critical conversations” can be hard to initiate and even harder to steer to a positive outcome. We show the path for turning conflict into collaboration.
Answer These Questions and Be Ready for Anything
Being and feeling prepared helps us feel in control and more effective. You increase your impact when you’ve thought about what you want to say and have ready answers to these four simple yet crucial questions.
3 Key Focus Areas When Changing Careers
One of the scariest times in your career can be realizing you are so discontent in your position that you lose focus on your career goals. Or, you don’t even know what they are anymore.