Improve Your Technology to Improve Your Workforce
Confronted with the realities of an aging workforce and the need to onboard a new generation of employees, agencies can’t afford to act inefficiently.
Learning
A Better Way to Teach Government
Continuous learning is critical to the professional success of public servants, whether they’re civilians working to preserve and extend local or federal government institutional knowledge, or soldiers receiving new training while deployed in a far-flung region. Today, using technology to facilitate that learning is critical.
Don’t Sacrifice Training in Tight Budget Times
Training budgets are often seen as nice-to-haves. But at a time when agencies are expected to increase performance while reducing the size and cost of their workforce, training is a necessity.
5 Ways to Make the Most of Your Mentorships
In GovLoop’s recent webinar, “Making the Most of Your Mentorships,” we explored tips and tricks for nurturing mutually-beneficial mentor relationships.
You Attended a Training — Now What?
Merely attending or participating in these experiences, unfortunately, doesn’t mean that you will automatically see results. So, after attending a training, how do you ensure that you are effectively implementing what you learned and transferring new knowledge to your career?
7 Online Trainings Anybody Looking to Become a Manager Should Take
We’ve found seven of the best online courses that can help government employees like yourself get ready to become a new manager.
The Difference Between Nonconformity and Creativity
In my last post, we explored the idea that tapping into one’s creative mind can become easier with practice. Practicing something is straightforward- if one knows what to do. But what if we aren’t in touch with our inner selves, and we don’t know what it means to be creative?
Partners in Crime: Fostering Lasting Bonds with a Work Friend
Friend at work can be your sounding board when you need to vent, a beacon to help you reframe your negative thoughts, a cheerleader when you accomplish a goal, an ally when you need assistance, and a lifesaver when you really need one.
Lessons Learned as an Absentee Landlord
Sometimes being a government employee involves relocation, which can leave you with the decision to become a landlord or not. This featured blogger learned a lot from his decision to rent.
What Went Down at NextGen 2017
Check out some of our favorite sessions from this year’s Next Generation of Government Training Summit.