How Can Public Sector Employers Improve Morale in the Face of Mass Layoffs?

Your actions can build a resilient, confident group. When the layoffs stop and the dust settles, you’ll have a team that has each other’s backs and is enthusiastic about getting to work.

How Can Public Agencies Support DEI Efforts Amidst Budget Cuts?

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) describes initiatives that promote the representation and involvement of various groups of individuals.

What’s With All This Disengagement?

If an effective manager is the key to employee engagement, then learning to interact and deal positively with people is critical.

Leadership and Career Development

Change is all around us, occurring literally every second of our lives. Most of the time, it is so small or hidden that you don’t notice it.

How To Navigate Diverse Value Systems in the Workplace

Each of us brings a unique blend of values shaped by personal history, cultural background, and life experiences.

From Public Service to Private Sector: How Federal Employees Can Successfully Pivot Their Careers

The reality is that federal workers do not struggle because they lack qualifications—they struggle because they haven’t been educated about how to express their worth in the language of the private sector.

Does an MPA degree help in a career pursuit?

Does an MPA degree help in a career pursuit?

What if you are in a particular job that you love and you would like get promoted or advance in your organization? Obtaining a master’s degree in Public Administration or Public Policy is definitely an achievement that could assist you developing a career with lasting...

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Is an HR Career Right For You?

Is an HR Career Right For You?

I have had this HR career conversation with many a person looking to get into the field of Human Resources.  Often it is with either a student who has commenced their studies in HR or has just graduated from an HR program.  Sometimes this discussion takes place with...

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Crisis in Blue Within the Policing Profession

Crisis in Blue Within the Policing Profession

Over the next 20 years, and more importantly the next five years, we will see a huge rush of Baby Boomers and older Generation Xers exiting the workplace and entering into their retirement years. This organizational memory and labor exodus is especially true of the...

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Public Service: A Passion

Public Service: A Passion

When I started the University of North Carolina MPA program in August 2013, I knew that I had a passion for public service and that I was attracted to government work. But I wasn’t sure what level of government would be the best fit for my interests. In a previous...

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Lessons From the Possum

Lessons From the Possum

I once had a possum on my sorting line.  Weird way to start an article I know but bear with me.  The possum had come in the back of a garbage truck with a load to my transfer station.  Who knows how he got there, one can only guess it was in the container when the...

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Improve your LinkedIn Profile

Improve your LinkedIn Profile

Everyone has probably been told many times now that job seekers should be on LinkedIn.  It’s a great networking tool and can help build your digital presence, impressing an employer when they Google you.  It can also help you get found by recruiters and introduce you...

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Find Your Federal Job Fit

Find Your Federal Job Fit

The road to a federal job is sometimes rocky, never smooth, but navigable if you can follow their instructions.  Some folks apply without really knowing what they are doing and give up in a pique of frustration.  Below are steps to help you stay focused and, if you...

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