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.
Posts Tagged: communication
3 Hacks for More Engaging Meetings
If time is money, as the saying goes, high-impact meetings aren’t just more enjoyable, but important to the stewardship of public resources. Get leaner, cleaner, more effective meetings with these three simple meeting hacks.
5 Essential Characteristics of a Team Player
Have you been wondering why your career hasn’t reached amazing heights? Have you ever considered whether you are exhibiting the essential characteristics to be a team player? Here are five characteristics I have identified as necessary to be a team player.
The Obstruction to Investing in the Government Workforce
The focus of attention to malign the government worker due to performance and service issues deflect from the real obstruction that impacts the quality of government service. For nearly two decades, there have been demands from the legislative and executive branches concerning the poor condition of the infrastructure in many government agencies. There have beenRead… Read more »
The Wolves Inside Me
Our language keeps us negative, particularly when it comes to words that carry emotion. Of the most common words people use to convey emotion in the English language, 70% of them are negative.
Just Say It: 3 Easy Tips for Communicating In Plain Language
Ever go back and forth with someone via email three or four times, only to be frustrated that they don’t understand you? So you call them and after listening to just a few sentences they say, “Why didn’t you tell me that! NOW I get it.” Write the way you would talk to the person… Read more »
10 Tips for Communicating Agency Goals to Your Employees
It’s important that leaders at all levels of an organization effectively communicate these goals with their employees. Clearly defining agency goals helps give employees direction and can energize their efforts if they understand what they are working toward. Here are ten tips on the best ways for communicating and engaging your employees in broader agency… Read more »
6 Ways to Get Out of a Work Rut
In a rut at work? These tips will help.
How to Ace Your Performance Evaluation
The end of the fiscal year can only man one thing—appraisals are nigh. Think they’re a waste of time? You’re wrong!
Possible Government Shutdown-Why?
We all are awaiting the final decision: will the government shut down again? How could this happen? Didn’t we learn from the incident in 2013? It seems we haven’t. So now certain organizations like the Partnership for Public Service are evaluating the issues that seem to lead to a possible shutdown and how to preventRead… Read more »