Mika’s Management Minute: Managing Teleworkers

This week, Mika discusses her top 3 tips for managing teleworkers and explains best practices for creating team culture even when teleworking is involved. Check it out!   Mika’s Management Minute is a weekly series where Mika Cross, Government Career Expert, shares her tips and tricks for succeeding in both career and life. Which topics would you like us to […]

How Are You Celebrating #PSRW 2018?

Public Service Recognition Week (May 6-12, 2018) has always been an exciting week for those working in or around the public sector. It’s one designated week where we can all celebrate and honor the men and women across the country, at all levels of government, for the work they do every day. We invite you to celebrate PSRW with us […]

5 Ways You Can Manage Low Pay

Millennials have been called the cheapest generation. But with the recent economic recession, tremendous student debt, and an increase in urban migration, the truth of the matter is we’re a broke generation. It’s great that millennials are ready to roll up our sleeves and make a difference through public service. But it can be especially difficult navigating unpaid internships, entry-level positions, and lower-paying government jobs […]

Love Your Dissenters: Achieving Innovation in Disagreement

We all spend a lot of time in our heads, and our internal narrative is mostly self-affirming. It’s human nature to fall in love with our own thinking and to assume it’s right on target. It’s not so common, but very useful, to challenge our thoughts, perceptions and conclusions from time to time. When people disagree with us, we feel […]