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Celebrating Veterans Day: 3 Foundations Making a Difference For Wounded Warriors

A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself. ~ Joseph Campbell In honor of Veterans Day we here on the DorobekINSIDER wanted to take a moment and highlight three organizations that are really going above and beyond to help our wounded warriors. The Warrior Foundation serves those thatRead… Read more »

Fostering The Current Generation’s Leadership Abilities

So often we talk about reaching out the next generation of government workers. While that is a critical step in order to prosper, the government also needs to spend some time developing its current leaders. One way to help them succeed? The Partnership for Public Service’s Excellence in Government Fellows Program – a staple ofRead… Read more »

Eightfold Path to Public Service Enlightenment: Mind

Welcome back for the final part, part 3 of this series where we continue the journey down the Eightfold Path to Public Service Enlightenment. I will be building on concepts from the last two parts so if you have not already read them, please do so. Eightfold Path to Public Service Enlightenment: Wisdom Eightfold PathRead… Read more »

Women in Politics

I’m attempting to refrain from talking politics, even though it was election week. But I must ask: Why all the name calling? In Texas, the big race was between Greg Abbott and Wendy Davis. I repeatedly read comments from people, men and women alike, calling Wendy Davis names. Whether or not you agree with someone’sRead… Read more »

3 Tips to Finish a Mentoring Partnership Strong

GovLoop has facilitated five cohorts of its government-wide mentoring program over the past four years, connecting more than 250 mentees with seasoned public sector professionals in that time. To help these mentoring partnerships achieve success, we share tips and insights that facilitate the relationship every step of the way. In talking with program participants andRead… Read more »

The Art of Being Fearless: Take Risks At Work

Every work environment has a rules, guidelines and procedures for every type of aspect of the work environment. We are indoctrinated on day one to believe that the only way to achieve work place goals is by following these work place “codes” to the letter. Then we realize that time has passed and all we’ve… Read more »

5 Things You Can Do For Your Leader

Maybe your leader isn’t doing everything you want. For you. For the team. It can be frustrating. You ask for so little, but you’re just not getting it. What to do? How about model the behaviour you’d like to see from your leader. Here’s a few things you can do that may result in a good outcomeRead… Read more »

Bump up Engagement to Bump up Leadership

It’s a bold new world for today’s federal leaders. Sitting in your office and shouting out edicts to your employees won’t cut it. Particularly with millennials, substantive employee engagement is absolutely necessary for successful leadership. This is true from the critical time of onboarding for a new hire through to an employee’s ongoing employment, developmentRead… Read more »

How Leaders Can Improve Employee Morale

When a crisis hits, leaders can overlook their people – focusing on the situation at hand, but forgetting about the person working right beside them. When employees see trust in government decline, their morale can suffer too. It becomes a domino effect – when employee morale suffers, so too does the agency’s ability to activelyRead… Read more »