The Truth About Thanksgiving
It is with this spirit of generosity and charity that you should place your understanding for a true and honest “Thanksgiving.”
TSP Talk Weekly Wrap Up
It was mostly uphill for stocks this week after some weekend worries. Despite the downward trend from the previous week coupled with terrorist attacks over the weekend, the market opened up Monday and buying continued throughout the day. The buying can be attributed to technical support as well as trends set by computer programs. ARead… Read more »
How to Make an Impact in the Lives of Your Coworkers
This holiday season, the season of giving, as you’re looking for ways to change someone’s life or improve their circumstances, consider donating some of your leave to someone in need. You can’t begin to understand the impact you might have on someone’s life.
Doing a Workplace Analysis
Think of an incident in your workplace that was disruptive to productivity and cohesiveness — was it ever satisfactorily resolved?
How to Make Innovation Labs Work
Organizations are increasingly embracing Innovation Labs to leverage new ideas in a practical, actionable way and as a means for moving government forward.
From Human Capital to Social Capital
For the sake of human capital, you may have the brains, technical ability, intelligence and competence to get the job started. But for the sake of social capital, have you got the connections to get the job done?
How to Use the 5 Tools of Leadership
Everyone uses tools. They are designed to make you more efficient or help you create products with higher quality. Using “tools” in your leadership role involves the same concept.
FITARA Scores Reveal Areas for Improvement
The first FITARA scorecards were released earlier this month by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s Subcommittee on Information Technology, and the results weren’t great.
Beat Holiday Stress By Being Grateful
A consistent practice of gratitude is what’s really good for you. Besides personal perks like improved physical and emotional health, being a grateful person can help you reach your career goals. It helps you be more likable, makes you a more effective manager, helps you network and get mentors, and improves your decision making capabilities… Read more »
How to Provide Feedback in a Constructive Manner
On average, an adult needs to hear the same thing three times from three different sources to truly understand/internalize that knowledge. The SBIR model can help.