Federally Employed Women: Why You Should Attend the National Training Program
FEW has worked to ensure federal agencies do not discriminate against their female employees since starting nearly five decades ago.
Professional Development
A Toxic Workplace Can Kill You (Really)
There’s a difference between a bad job and one that is truly toxic. A toxic work environment can seriously affect your physical and mental health, even to the point of shortening your life.
The Science Behind Relaxing Vacations
Do you know there is a science behind the art of taking it easy? Here’s how you can use research to help you take more relaxing vacations.
10 Tips to Help You Get the Budget You Need for Trainings
Training can be a tough sell in today’s environment. Hopefully, these 10 tips can help you negotiate your way to better training opportunities!
5 Steps to Take to Get Your Mentorship Off on the Right Foot
Starting a new mentorship can oftentimes be difficult, especially if you’re not that close to your mentor, to begin with. Hopefully, these 5 steps can help!
Tips and Tricks for Healthy Work-Life Balance: Mindfulness
You don’t have to take two weeks off for a deep meditation retreat to start practicing and reaping the benefits of mindfulness in your own workplace.
Tips for Using Words of Appreciation at Work Effectively
We have found that following a few simple tips can make the use of words more effective in showing appreciation and encouragement to colleagues (and help you avoid some common errors, as well).
10 Things First-Time Managers Need to Do Right Away
Ten things to immediately sit down and do the second you become a manager, and the ways you can do them.
How to Bridge the Experience Gap
Does your dream job require 3 to 5 years of experience that you don’t have? Here are a few things you can do to bridge the gap.
Business and the Lack of Margin in Our Lives
Not leaving extra space in our lives (with our time, energy and finances) creates significant, but predictable stress for us. Here’s how to build in more margins for it.