by Karin Hurt | Oct 11, 2016 | on the job
Twenty-eight eyes looked at me skeptically. They were convinced the task I had outlined for their strategy session was beyond their reach. “Just too hard,” they explained. “I’m not that creative,” insisted another. My own confidence crumbled a bit. The exercise had...
by Barbara Hackman Franklin | Oct 8, 2016 | About the Public Sector, Public Sector News
When I tell my story about recruiting women for high-level government jobs back in the 1970s, I often hear – from younger women – that they had no idea the hurdles we had to overcome to strive for equality for women in the workplace. I grew up in a world...
by Bill Treasurer | Oct 8, 2016 | on the job
In the same way people without children can’t really know what it’s like to have kids until they do, you can’t really know what it’s like to be a leader until you actually lead. Even in organizations that invest in leadership development struggle with helping new...
by Liam Ryan | Sep 7, 2016 | on the job
There can never be enough gratitude in the world. After I survived my cancer ordeal I had a lot of people to thank. And my greatest source of guilt by then was how little I had known about what people in the medical world do. Now I will never let myself forget again....
by American Public University System | Sep 7, 2016 | on the job
By Kristen Carter, M.Ed., GCDF Contributor, Senior Career Exploration Specialist Whether in college or your current job, we have all been tasked to work on a group project or serve on a cross-functional committee. Initially, it’s essential to know the required task,...