Things I Wish I’d Learned as a GS-7
Here are 10 steps to navigating your federal agency no matter what rank you have in your professional career and where you want to head next.
Leadership
Help Your Employees Get Their Mojo Back
As discouraging as it can be, if you are working with a demotivated employee, there are ways to get that person engaged once again.
Making Others Feel Good Is Not the Goal of Appreciation
Studies show that employees who feel appreciated at work are happier there, and that there’s a big disconnect between how well managers think they appreciate their employees and how employees actually feel. “Recognition,” after all, is not the same as “appreciation.”
Increase Your Mission Readiness with Deep Listening and the PMA Learning Agenda
Good leaders can catch problems early, offer their employees ample opportunities, and embrace new ways of doing business. The President’s Learning Agenda can guide the way.
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.
A New Era in Government: What Determines the Pace of Change?
The speed of innovation depends on the workplace environment that leadership develops and maintains. Here’s how managers can create a change-friendly culture.
Build an Environment for Transformation
transformation, we often focus on the technology and expect the workplace culture to follow. But real change requires an engaged workforce.
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.
Head off Hybrid Burnout
Many people are just trying to “get through” remote or hybrid work, hoping that the past will reappear. It won’t, a government expert told GovLoop recently, but there are ways to adjust to hybrid work’s peculiarities.