There’s no doubt about it. Entrepreneurship is hot. But what if you don’t want to leave gov to start your own organization? Can you still be a dynamic, creative change agent? Absolutely. Enter socialintrapreneurship. According to The American Heritage Dictionary, an intrapreneur is “a person within a large corporation who takes direct responsibility for turningRead… Read more »
The song “If I Ruled the World” by Nas inspired this post. Hip Hop music inspires not just the urban community, but this genre of music inspires the world to dream big. But, some artists and leaders of the music industry do not show their fans how to be rulers of their own fate. ItRead… Read more »
We often talk about how to find jobs, search for jobs, and so on. But what about after you land the job? Setting the right foundation in your new position is critical to your success. If you haven’t switched jobs in a number of years the change can be daunting. So what steps to successRead… Read more »
There has been a lot of chatter around the salaries and benefits of public servants. Like every debate, there are two sides. We recently attended a panel discussion, organized by the Coalition for Effective Change (CEC), which brought this issue to the forefront by bringing together three of the biggest players in the debate: CongressionalRead… Read more »
On today’s DorobekINSIDER How one feds helped millions of low income residents get their tax returns completed. The amazing work has made him a Service to America Award Medal Finalist. The Sammies — the oscars for feds. you’ll meet him. Click here for the full story. A step by step guide to making your agencyRead… Read more »
I don’t know about you, but I tend to over-prepare for public speaking opportunities. Recently, I was reminded of one of my very first gigs, which began with an email that read: “I hate to tell you this, but I am really sick and cannot make it to Virginia Beach tomorrow to deliver my presentation.Read… Read more »
For a blog aimed at CTOs, I feel I should clarify what kind of network I covered in my new book, Get Off the Bench: Unleashing the Power of Strategic Networking Through Relationships. I wrote the book to inspire and help those for whom networking feels out of reach, unnatural, or forced. I’m convinced thatRead… Read more »
Annual leave, in my view, is a mild perversion of what we really mean to say, which is vacation days. If you’re in HR, you probably recognize the correlation between time off and employee productivity. When employees don’t take the time to leave the cubicle, power down the BlackBerry, and relax with family and friendsRead… Read more »
I was having lunch with a friend who is the Assistant Deputy Director to the Deputy Assistant Director, after she came back from vacation. In a week off, she realized that many of the offices around hers are vacant, and that while once safely in the midst of the horde, she had been exposed byRead… Read more »
Each week, GovLoop partners with the Washington Post to ask a “Question of the Week.” This week’s question is: What books are on your summer reading list? With Memorial Day behind us, it’s time to focus on your summer reading list. But your beach books don’t have to be trashy romance novels, you can actuallyRead… Read more »