Artios Leadership

Over the last few months, I've had several students and colleagues ask about finding federal positions. I've put this short list of resources, tips, and ideas together. I hope it is helpful. 1.       Federal Resumes are just different —In the corporate world, brevity is key…but not for federal job hunting. The resume is structured differently, is often longer and more detailed, and includes much more than just work experience. Once you accept that, it will be a lot easier. 2.       Keep a master resume —A master resume is a running list of ALL the things you have done. This will better position you to “pick and choose” or highlight various aspects of your work, based on the job description and requirements in the announcement. 3.       Keep a running list of accomplishments —Time passes and we can forget, especially if a job announcement has a short deadline. Keeping a running list will help you recall what y...

Early this year, a book was published by David Noble and Carol Kauffman called Real-Time Leadership: Find Your Winning Moves When the Stakes Are High (Harvard Business Press). David and Carol are both executive coaches and have an amazing storytelling ability in their book. I first heard Carol on the Coaching for Leaders Podcast and it was so intriguing that I purchased the book. After several delays, I was finally able to finish it this week.  Their book and cues for executive coaching are excellent and I appreciated their MOVE model for its ease and simplicity: M--Be Mindfully Alert O--Generate Options V--Validate Your Vantage Point E--Engage and Effect Change I especially appreciate their framework on the "Four Leans": Lean In  Lean Out Lean With Don't Lean I've created a summary here, but the book is an excellent and very insightful read. I highly recommend it. Note that I have not received anything for this, nor does the Amazon link below do anything for me finan...