I chatted with Ryan Changcoco, the lead for government programming at the Association for Talent Development (ATD). He described how ATD's tools for talent development, leveraging members from private and public sector organizations, can help federal employees. ATD hosts the Government Workforce Conference (link below) to speak directly to us as feds about up-leveling skills and shaping our organizations.

Association for Talent Development site

Government Workforce Conference

Jason Briefel is a partner (non-attorney) at Shaw Bransford & Roth, where he serves as Director of the government affairs practice. As SBR's Director of Government and Public Affairs he provides legislative and organizational representation to clients of the firm's government affairs practice, including serving as Director of Policy & Outreach of the Senior Executives Association. Mr. Briefel serves as Editor-in-Chief of the FEDmanager and FEDagent e-report newsletters, and is a regular host of FEDtalk on Federal News Network. He discussed what he includes in the newsletters and FEDtalk that you should know as a fed.

Rob Seidner of the Office of Management and Budget's Federal Human Capital Team explains what stinks about civil service rules and why... and what you can do to ensure you make the most of it. Rob's worked at the Office of Personnel Management, and currently works as OMB's Senior Career Staffer on federal human capital policy.

Meet Razi Hashmi and Rabeah Sabri, the co-founders of Mosaic - the Muslim Federal Employee Association. They launched this week (May 2021) and want to support you in your career.

The mission of Mosaic is to establish a professional network of American Muslims in the federal government dedicated to career advancement, leadership development, and diversity and inclusion. Mosaic advances their mission by:

• Promoting professional development and leadership training;

• Serving as a gateway for the recruitment of American Muslims into the federal space; 

• Serving as an advocate of equal opportunity for Muslim federal employees;

• Gathering and disseminating information to Muslims in the federal government;

• Providing a nonpartisan platform on major issues of local, regional, and national significance that affect American Muslims in the federal government; and

• Serving as a venue to grow a greater sense of community among American Muslims in the federal government.

Find them and join here: https://www.mosaicfeds.org/about

It's Public Service Recognition Week (PSRW), y'all!! To honor amazing feds, the Partnership for Public Service awards the Service to America Medals (Sammies) to deserving public servants working to better the nation everyday. Listen to my interview with 2021 Sammies finalist Mary Gibert from the General Services Administration. She discusses the work she did to prepare the Trump and Biden teams for transition activities, and gives advice for new feds.

It's Public Service Recognition Week (PSRW), y'all!! To honor amazing feds, the Partnership for Public Service awards the Service to America Medals (Sammies) to deserving public servants working to better the nation everyday. Listen to my interview with 2021 Sammies finalist Mary Frances Matthews of Veterans Affairs. She discusses the work she does, and gives advice for new feds.

https://servicetoamericamedals.org/honorees/kenneth-graham/

On Wednesday, May 5, at 12:30 p.m. EDT, the Partnership and Axos will air a virtual event to recognize the 2021 Service to America Medal finalists. Click here to head to Axios.com.

It's Public Service Recognition Week (PSRW), y'all!! To honor amazing feds, the Partnership for Public Service awards the Service to America Medals (Sammies) to deserving public servants working to better the nation everyday. Listen to my interview with 2021 Sammies finalist Kenneth Graham of the National Hurricane Center. He discusses the work he does, and dishes advice for new feds.

https://servicetoamericamedals.org/honorees/kenneth-graham/

On Wednesday, May 5, at 12:30 p.m. EDT, the Partnership and Axos will air a virtual event to recognize the 2021 Service to America Medal finalists. Click here to head to Axios.com.

Dr. Theresa Horne - Army veteran, former federal civilian employee, leader, coach, talent management professional - explains how you can get started with a succession plan and what diversity, equity and inclusion factors to consider moving forward. She offers strategies and resources to help you start thinking about how to set your team up for success as it grows and changes.

Dr. Horne will speak to these issues and more at the ATD Government Workforce conference May 25-27, 2021. Learn more and register for the event at the link below.

https://governmentworkforce.td.org/speakers

The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the largest federal employee union, recently fought to bring union representation back into EPA's physical spaces. Spoiler alert: they won. On the show to talk about recent events and what unions do, is steward Brian Kelly. Find Brian Kelly @AFGE704_EPA

To read more about the agreement between EPA and AFGE, visit EPA Workers' Rights Restored

To learn about becoming a union member or how to organize your workplace, visit AFGE National

afge.org/member-benefits/join/

twitter.com/AFGENational

facebook.com/afgeunion

youtube.com/user/afgeonline

We've worked remotely for over a year now and it's obvious that some level of telework will continue. Enter Alexis Gerst. She's an Air Force officer who saw a need and filled it. Her book, "Leading Remote Teams," chronicles her experience working through the pandemic shifts, bridging generational divides, and keeping her team engaged. Tap into the lessons she learned in this podcast. 

Connect with her here:

www.alexisgerst.com

Her book hits Amazon April 13th, 2021.