Averting Retaliation: Fear is OK, but Don’t Act on Anger

By Dan Gephart, August 18, 2021 I remember very little about second grade, but I can vividly recall sitting in class when my fellow classmate Teresa C. tapped me on the shoulder and very matter-of-factly said, “I know you did it.” “Did what?” I replied. “You murdered...

And Now a Word With … FedUpward Podcaster Love Rutledge

By Dan Gephart, August 3, 2021 It’s unanimous here at FELTG. The headquarters team and our instructors are beyond tired of hearing the hackneyed tropes about bad Federal employees running amok. That’s why we teach courses like our flagship UnCivil Servant: Holding...

Don’t Just Flag Hostile Symbols; Do Something to Stop Them

By Dan Gephart, July 21, 2021 Residents from our cozy colonial-era town of Haddonfield, NJ, returned in droves to this year’s July 4 parade. (Last year’s parade was canceled due to COVID.) The streets were packed with enthusiastic and smiling (no masks!) residents,...

4 Tips to Prepare for Increase in Requests for Accommodation, Telework

By Dan Gephart, May 19, 2021 As we careen toward the eventual return to workplace normalcy, it’s a good time to take stock of where we are as a workforce after more than a year of pandemic-enforced remote work. Although not geared to the federal workforce, a recent...

And Now a Word With … Marcus Hill

By Dan Gephart, March 29, 2021 As the former Senior Executive Advisor for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers, Marcus Hill (pictured at right) knows a lot about training. When it comes to determining whether training is going to be effective, he recalls...

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