It has occurred to me more and more recently that trying to get people to change the way they work is a pointless exercise and pretty hard work really especially if what you are suggesting challenges what they stand for and the very role they have become experts in over a number of years. InRead… Read more »
New Employee Guide – Part 5 – Keep it Going Past Parts (Part 4 Part 3, Part 2, Part 1) Now that you’ve gotten started, you have to keep it going. You need to continue to evolve in order to grow – as the saying – Is your 10 years of experience really one yearRead… Read more »
Part 4 – The WorkPast Parts (Part 3, Part 2, Part 1) So if you gotten going for awhile and now it is essential to focus on the work you are doing. Here are a couple suggestions: 1 – Ask questions – As you are new, it is okay to ask a lot of questions.Read… Read more »
My weekly leadership question comes on Thursday this week, thanks to the last two busy days at the GovSec conference in Washington, DC. Bill Annibell asked us on GovLoop earlier this week, “Are you a Workaholic?” He seems to have gotten, shall we say, a plentiful response (please have a look and share your thoughtsRead… Read more »
Part 3 – The People Past Parts (Part 2, Part 1) Ahh…The most important part and the hardest part for a new person. As a new person, one must walk a line but learn quickly the people dynamic: 1 – Don’t pick sides too early – It’s key that early in your career that youRead… Read more »
Part 2 – The Rules Past: Part 1 Next there are a number of informal and formal rules you will have to figure out quickly 1 – Time – Spend the first week figuring out when people generally get to work and leave work. How long people are taking for lunch, etc . While thereRead… Read more »
What Do You Know About Your Supervisor? Establishing a positive productive relationship with your supervisor is one of the most important factors in achieving career success. Understanding how your supervisor thinks and works is the key to building a productive partnership. The answers to the following questions may give you insight into how your supervisorRead… Read more »
5 Part Series for New Employees Your new to government and you are wondering…wow…what do I do now.. Any new job is a transition (especially a first job out of college) and government is no different. As such, here is the Mr. GovLoop 5 part guide to getting going…. Part 1 – The Basics ThereRead… Read more »
Paper by Chris Rasmussen recently released via FOIA Digital Natives and Digital Immigrants in the U.S. Intelligence Community View more documents from GovLoop. Favorite
Congratulations! You landed a job with the Federal government. You are a GS-14, or a GS-12, or whatever. You may even supervise some people. You worked hard to get where you are and you are not going to let the stigma that Federal employees are the enemy get you down. But remember this- you areRead… Read more »