The Great HR and L&D Bucket List

Ten great things every pro should know (and how to do them without feeling like a tourist!) I was standing in line at my local supermarket over the weekend when I noticed a cover of Washingtonian Magazine titled “The Great Washington Bucket List.” The issue offered a rundown of the cool, hip things to do…

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Life Hacks: 7 Memory Retention Tips

This morning, I made a pot of coffee and forgot to put it back on the burner. Naturally, I didn’t notice until coffee poured onto my countertop and, eventually, my floor. My auto-pilot routine failed me. As I mopped up the coffee, I thought, “How on Earth did I forget to return the coffee pot?…

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Workplace epidemic: Knowledge hoarding

We’ve all seen the Fast Company and Inc. articles detailing unbearable coworkers’ personality traits and characteristics. Obnoxious people and their distracting tendencies are in no short supply. Each office is filled with ramblers, loud talkers, procrastinators, over-sharers, dominators, and the easily offended. But the one group that gets under my skin more than the rest…

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Keeping Resolutions (and Avoiding Oreos!)

For most people, January 1 means kicking off the New Year with a fresh start or a clean slate. This is the time that people (including myself) seize the chance to set a new goal and create a resolution for themselves. Whether it be a healthier diet, working out more, practicing mindfulness (more about that…

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Inspiring Change in the Federal Workforce

Government agencies and military organizations are under intense pressure to build, train, and sustain their workforces. To support this critical initiative, federal agencies must continually and meticulously assess their workforce by asking if they have the right people with the right skills in the right jobs at the right time. Successful agencies achieve greater efficiency,…

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