9 Ways to Make the Most of Your Summer Fridays
If you have Summer Fridays on your calendar, what can you do to make the most of these special days?
The Secret to Communicating With Employees: Start a Dialogue
Don’t think of internal communication as “I need to tell you what’s going on” or “You need to provide feedback via this survey.” If you really want to communicate with employees, it must be a dialogue.
5 Steps To Proactively Engage Your Security Team On Projects
Suggestions on how to improve the interaction between project management and security teams.
10 Lies My Federal Government Managers Have Told Me
I have an open door policy When I come into your office, you are totally distracted. You check your cell phone and constantly look at your computer. Some days your door is completed shut and we never see your face. Your participation is voluntary These are code words for mandatory participation and everyone in theRead… Read more »
Inclusion Quotient
What is your inclusion quotient? The term is fefined by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) as intentional, deliberate and proactive acts that increase work group intelligence by ensuring people feel they “belong” and are “uniquely” valued. If we followed the lead of the Chief Human Capital Officer of the federal government, we would notRead… Read more »
Leading a Stronger Team
Managers need to demonstrate experience, confidence, and leadership ability at all times. Just like team players need strong coaching, employees need strong leadership to continue improving.
Do Millennials Lack Grit?
Different engagement drivers in the workplace have a tendency to change in importance as younger workers get older.
The 4 Envelopes: Transparent Project Management Part 3
What a federal PMO might look like within a reorganized Office of E-Government and Information Technology within the Office of Management and Budget.
5 Ways to Love Your Job More
Five tips that will help you not only grow in your job, but learn to really, really like it.
How to Be Agile, Flexible and Fearless in Your Government Career
When you find a problem or opportunity, put yourself in a position to seize it, even if it doesn’t fit cleanly within your position description or your existing skill and knowledge set.