Lifestyle
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....
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...
Quick Tips | Painless Travel With Kids
Before we get into the nitty-gritty, we need to address the elephant in the room which is that many people are put off by the thought of traveling with kids -- to the next town, let alone to another country. I'm here to tell you that traveling with children is worth...
UNCOMFORTABLE CONVERSATIONS: HOW TO NAVIGATE THEM
I have been privy to many conversations with colleagues at work and friends working in other sectors recently about having difficult and uncomfortable conversations with people when they say something or do something inappropriate at work. Sadly, many of my female...
6 Ways to Sharpen Your Professional Skills
We are all professionals and we all have jobs to do, but do you ever feel like you are getting stale or that your skills "ain't what they used to be"? Do you find yourself in a professional rut or do you feel like you don't have the requisite skill set to change...
A User’s Guide for the First Time Manager
So you are in your first job and managing people for the first time. This isn't like your last internship where you organized brown bags for the other interns and didn't have any real managerial responsibility. Now you are in a management position and accountable to...
Fashion In Government: Getting Beyond Blue and Black
Government employees are known for their hard work, dedication, ethical standards, commitment to public service, non-partisanship and many other positive qualities and traits. What they aren't known for is their style and general fashion sense. In fact, over the...
DEALING WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES IN THE WORKPLACE
Let me address the proverbial elephant in the room that is mental health, resilience and mindfulness and the way in which mental health is handled or not handled by employees and employers. The United States experiences more workplace violence and on the extreme end,...
MASHRAMANI FESTIVAL | GET YOUR MASH ON IN GUYANA
If you’ve never heard of Mashramani or Guyana, then you need to put this celebration and this country on your radar especially during the carnival season. Typically, when people think of Carnival, they think of Brazil, Trinidad, Jamaica, Barbados, and other places,...