Originally posted on Salient Federal Solutions The best way to crush personal motivation is to set goals that are too big or unachievable. The result is frustration and little ambition to move on further if (and all too often when) you don’t reach them. A personal life philosophy of mine is to know my limitationsRead… Read more »
I’ve been blogging for about 10 years. And still, without fail, every time, I struggle to get started. There are always so many ideas floating around in my head, and I want to write about them all! No less now. What on earth can I write that will be of interest to you lovely GovloopRead… Read more »
Now that all the Year in Review and Year in Pictures articles have concluded, it’s time to move on to the predictions for the coming year. I’m by no means an “official” prognosticator. Yet I see a trend that has been building over the last several months in the federal HR space – a renewedRead… Read more »
I hear it all the time in cubicles, in the cafeteria, in the restroom and around the water cooler: • I don’t have a biased bone in my body. • I am not biased, I have two American Indian friends. • I don’t need diversity and inclusion training, I am unbiased toward everyone. • BiasRead… Read more »
Elmer can fix anything, can give directions to get to anywhere, and will rush into a crisis with a plan and mobilizing others to join him to reset the balance of the situation. His greatest strength, however is leading people: without the benefit of a mantle of title, or formal authority, he has an eager… Read more »
By Pete Wilson, ICF International I am a mobile guy. I spend a good deal of my time traveling from one place to the next to meet with clients and teams, and I rely heavily on my mobile devices. That’s right. I said devices because I use a variety of tools to perform different kindsRead… Read more »
How much would you pay for your top competitors’ playbook? You can’t even imagine getting your hands on it. But if you could, you’d counter their every strategy. It is routine for service professionals to give this kind of counsel. Lawyers prepare the opposing case. Behind closed doors, if they’re defense, they fight like dogsRead… Read more »
Most of us approach our work days incredibly inefficiently, then wonder why we’ve accomplished so little by the end of it. Along with constant interruptions, inefficient scheduling may be a big culprit. The fact is that all time is not created equal. You may set aside two hours to work on a specific project, butRead… Read more »
“She has a million excuses for not wanting to get together with me,” she said. “Maybe she’s actually busy,” I replied. “No…it’s the same pattern, over and over again. When the chips are down, she’s never there.” Because they’ve studied marketing, so many marketers are completely blind to Branding 101. And the axiom: Our favoriteRead… Read more »
Stocks opened higher last week, but sellers stepped in taking advantage of the light volume trading. Whether it was profit taking or investors selling losing positions for tax purposes, the market gave way at the end of the year, and couldn’t rebound on Friday – the first trading day of the year. Here are theRead… Read more »