FedUpward Podcast - Tips for Federal Government Employees - Love Rutledge

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106. Why You Should Care about the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey Aug 03, 2021

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Ever filled out the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS) and wondered what happened with the info? Michelle Amante of the Partnership for Public Service walks us through the work her organization does to use the survey results to help agencies and departments improve. Michelle outlines how the highest rated orgs use the survey feedback to make continuous improvement.

PPS press release on FEVS

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104. FEGLI - term or whole insurance? Jul 13, 2021

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Life insurance questions? FEGLI can be confusing and there's a new offering you might not know about - whole life insurance for feds. Brian Sigwart breaks it down for us.

He's a Certified financial planner with Cummins and Associates Financial Group. He focuses his practice on educating federal employees how their benefits work. He has been providing financial wellness classes for over a decade at over 25 federal agencies in the DELMARVA area.

https://www.caafg.com/Brian--Sigwart,-CFPsup-sup--RICPsup-sup.e637559.htm

103. Get Up and Fight Jul 08, 2021

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Dr. Jean Kanokogi, PhD, Director of Mental Health & Peer Support Services at the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, and a current federal employee, joined me to talk about her work to support feds' mental health. She supports federal law enforcement officer resiliency and creates resources to support their mental health. Learn more about the legislation she's currently championing and her work for FLEOA here: https://www.fleoa.org/member.aspx?id=9940

You can find her recently published book at the link below. Her book, Get Up and Fight, honors her mother, Rusty Kanokogi, who's known as the mother of women's judo.

https://www.rustykanokogi.com/product-page/get-up-fight-the-memoir-of-rusty-kanokogi-special-edition-40th-anniversary

102. Nominate your fave SES for the Roger W. Jones Award by August 6 Jul 01, 2021

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Learn how you can nominate your SES for an award honoring his/her service and ability to inspire, get details on the Key Leader Program and Dr. Malone's new book, Leading with Love and Laughter.

https://www.american.edu/spa/dpap/roger-jones-award.cfm

https://www.amazon.com/Leading-Love-Laughter-Letting-Getting/dp/1523093218

https://www.american.edu/spa/key/

101. A Class on Job Classification Jun 22, 2021

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If you are stuck trying to make sense of job classification, need your own position upgraded/changed, or if you need to do that for someone on your team, please meet David Bachrach. (Nope, this isn't an ad.)

http://www.bachrach.us and www.hrlearn.com

With an emphasis on bringing clarity to complex situations, David is a management consultant with 20 years' experience providing HR advisory services to federal agencies. He spent time working as a govvie at the Justice Department and the National Gallery of Art. He works the design, implementation and evaluation of alternative personnel systems for federal agencies and he has advice for us on the LEAST desirable tasks of supervisors - the dreaded job reclassification!

100. Speaking Your Truth and Innovating as a Fed Jun 15, 2021

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Meet Daniel Hulter, the incomparable innovator within the United States Air Force. Daniel tells his amazing story of perseverance and how his experience being different led him to create community space for innovators within the Department of Defense and beyond. Daniel candidly shares his successes and challenges speaking his truth, seeking out like-minded individuals, and what federal employees across government may consider when faced with adverse circumstances.

https://agitare.def.org/about-us/our-story

99. Can my manager ask me THAT when I return to the office? Jun 08, 2021

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Katie Atkinson, who defends federal employees and teaches classes through the Federal Employment Law Training Group (FELTG), walks us through recent guidelines issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

You need to understand your rights as an employee and/or supervisor as federal agencies and departments set rules for returning the physical office.

98. How Feds Can Maintain Mental Health and Support Others May 25, 2021

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If you're feeling like you might hit your breaking point at work or at home, you need to meet Shana Palmieri. She teaches methods to maintain your mental health, physical health and how to show concern for co-workers without overstepping boundaries. She teaches classes on maintaining your mental health in the federal workplace through the Federal Employment Law Training Group (FELTG).

Find her at her next Virtual Training Event – Dealing With Employee Mental Health Challenges During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic on Jul 21 @ 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm. You can sign up here: https://feltg.com/open-enrollment/ A few other links Shana mentioned in the interview: 'Why We Sleep' by Dr. Matthew Walker https://www.sleepdiplomat.com/author Communication Styles - Interpersonal Effectiveness DBT Skills https://eddinscounseling.com/learn-interpersonal-effectiveness-skills/ Shana's Social Media Links LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/shana-palmieri-lcsw-46760120/ Twitter @PalmieriShana shana.palmieri@xferall.com https://www.xferall.com/

97. Where do you go for Talent Development Tools? May 20, 2021

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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

96. Gov Affairs Leader + FEDmanager and FEDagent Editor Jason Briefel May 12, 2021

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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.

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