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Things I Wish I’d Learned as a GS-7

GovLoop

However, knowing when to say “no” and stick to that decision without guilt should be a skill you cultivate. She has 20 years of government service, a master’s in public administration from the George Washington University and a Master of Science in defense resource management from the Eisenhower School at the National Defense University.

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TRANSPARENCY AND TRUST

Barrett & Greene

As Marc Holzer, a well-known academic and author of Rethinking Public Administration , says, “We have a lot of data out there and a lot of performance measures. But as true as that may be, we’d like to make the argument that if bad news trumps good news, transparency can help cultivate trust even in times when the news may not be good.