Federal Executive Leadership

16
Nov

Leadership With Virtual Team Members

In today’s technological and communication era, leadership challenges and variables can change quite often.  At one point in our careers as federal government employees, supervisors and executives it was a challenge to get folks to hang up the phone, get off the computer and come to the conference room for staff meetings and tag-ups.  Now we have team members located

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24
Sep

Generational Synergies in the Workplace

With the many anticipated and ongoing retirements of those who are “seasoned” personnel in the federal government it would be a positive move to embrace the younger generations and prepare them to take on the responsibilities of daily duties necessary to maintain vibrant agencies that serve the citizens of our nation.  It is my belief that generational differences should be

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21
Aug

When Like Minds Think Alike

I  am not sure who said “Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events and small minds discuss people”, but it tends to play out well in the federal government sector.  What we talk about with our colleagues and who we talk to plays a significant role in moving our careers forward.  As we manage a litany of projects and

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16
Jul

Inner Debate: Am I Leadership Material?

I have led a few, I have led hundreds, certainly led thousands during my many career experiences as an executive.  I have been a federal government senior executive, a state level executive, an executive for a non-profit, leader of professional organizations, a community leader and a leader within my family.  Yet I still occasionally have this inner debate, “Am I

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10
Jul

Building Communities of Proven Practices

Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton