Have you ever met someone who is living the life you want to live and who really isn’t all that different from you, which makes you think anything is possible? I feel that way about the amazing Nathan (Nate) Fluellen of World Wide Nate fame. Nate has his own multi-media platform including a TV show funded and supported by BET Founder Bob Johnson, entitled “World Wide Nate: … [Read more...]
How to Avoid Being a CandleBlower
We are in an era where everything women do is under scrutiny; the way we look and dress, the way we parent, the life choices and decisions we make. And whether we admit it or not, we are often part of this dismantling of our fellow women and not just the ones we don’t like or don’t get along with. This post is more personal than others I’ve written because it comes from recent … [Read more...]
How to Be a Professional For Today’s Workforce
The workplace has changed. The workforce has changed. Opportunities have changed. The employment landscape has changed. But what has remained the same? From my experience what has stood the test of time is the notion of professionalism and the elements that comprise the term “professionalism” and what it means to be a professional. The internet defines professionalism as, “the … [Read more...]
Mid-Career Malaise: How to Get it Before it Gets You
If you are like me – stuck halfway up the career ladder, far enough that you can see the light of leadership and authority to come, but not too far up that you don’t still relate to the newbies – then you are what we call a “mid-level” or “mid-career” professional.Many of my colleagues and close friends are also at the mid-level point in their careers and we talk about that a … [Read more...]
The Interagency Tango: How to Do It Right
Nobody works in a vacuum, especially when you work for the government. We may all have our specific lanes but, ultimately, we are working towards the same objectives and the same larger, overarching goals. The trick is finding a way to communicate with counterparts who may not “speak the same language” you do or whose approach to things may seem diametrically opposed to your or … [Read more...]
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