Tips for Managing Workplace Criticism Constructively
Here are tips on how to receive and react to workplace criticism constructively, as well as the proper course of action if criticism becomes harassment.
Posts Tagged: career
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.
Charting Your Career Course
Some careers are the result of one of two specific options. People are either born with a specific talent to earn the job they want to do — or life takes them on various adventures which allows them to learn diverse skill sets that keep them gainfully employed.
The Case For and Against ‘Friending’ Coworkers Online
Evidence shows there are positive outcomes from friending coworkers, but the risks outweigh the benefits for some, and that is why it’s okay to deny online friendships with your coworkers.
The (Not So) Bad News Bears – The Wins of a Winless Workplace Softball Team
Win or lose, I’m really proud of our softball team, and I think it has some significant benefits for our workplace. Here are just a few areas where it’s made a difference.
I Am Woman! Hear Me…?
The thought behind this trend is that if women could only speak more like men, we would increase our odds of achieving success in male-dominated environments. But not everyone agrees – an interesting counter argument has risen that begs the question: should women talk more like men at work, or should men talk more like… Read more »
Time to Think Outside the Cubicle
Have you explored your agency’s regional operations to get a glimpse of life outside of your main office?
Don’t Wait for Your Career to Find You
To remain in a job that brings you no pleasure or a sense of accomplishment, at the end of the day, is a choice. There is no obstacle too great when the rewards are worth the sacrifices made to achieve them.
Networking Doesn’t Have to be a 4-Letter Word
By approaching networking with mindset of getting to know people and building a connection with them, it becomes easier to tap into your network when looking for a new career opportunity.