How to Face Flu Season

The cold and flu season can be tough on an agency and its employees. Here are ways to prepare and to manage people and job responsibilities when illness strikes.

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 »

What You Need to Know About Gen Z Employees

When it comes to generational differences in the workplace, the Golden Rule is probably not your best guide. It sounds like common sense. Why wouldn’t we treat our co-workers or direct reports the way we would want to be treated? But what you find encouraging or helpful or motivational might not resonate with your youngerRead… Read more »

Look for Talent Upstream

Increasing your cyber workforce may mean revisiting your requirements. Agencies should prioritize candidates with potential to develop skills.

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.

Cyber Protection for Industrial Systems

Operational technology and industrial control systems keep essential services running. But it can be hard to find the workforce to protect them. Here are some tips.