Newsletter of the National Board
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NextGen is almost here! |
NextGen is more than just a training summit — it's a gathering of successful government professionals who want to share their career experiences and connections with you.
Get ready to gather pearls of career wisdom from NextGen's awesome training leaders and keynote speakers. We've secured amazing government speakers from over 50 different agencies.
Here's a preview of who you will hear from during the two days at NextGen:
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Katherine Archuleta, Director, Office of Personnel Management
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Dan Tangherlini, Administrator, US General Services Administration
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Mike Johnston, Northeast Denver in the Colorado State Senate
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Michael Smith, Director, Social Innovation Fund (SIF), Obama Administration
You can find the full list here.
Register TODAY so you can learn from government's movers and shakers.
GovLoop, Young Government Leaders-National, and Young Government Leaders-Bethesda invite you to a Happy Hour Focused on NETWORKING!
The Details:
- Wednesday, July 9, 2014
- 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- Location: Cities Restaurant and Lounge, 919 19th Street, Washington, DC 20006
 On June 7, 2014, more than 15 volunteers came out to help YGL and Capital Cause makeover DC Public Schools during Millennial Week. We think you will agree that they got as much out of it as the kids. A huge thanks to the National Events Director, Lillian Amaechi, for putting on such a great event.
 Miguel Joey Aviles, program manager at the Department of Defense, DCPAS/Leadership, Learning & Development Division, won the mentoring award at the 2014 HR Leadership Awards of Greater Washington. He's pictured at the ceremony, which was held at the Crystal Gateway Marriott on Tuesday, June 10, 2014. Established in 2001, the awards honor executives for outstanding contributions to their organizations and the field of human resource management through organizational leadership, risk-taking, innovation, vision, mentoring, community service, and ethics.
Congratulations Miguel!
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CLO Connection
by Miguel Joey Aviles
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YGL Members, help us to unleash the hidden power of education!
YGL is committed to provide an authentic voice to a new generation of aspiring government leaders. In YGL we know that no one dreams of having a mediocre career – every emerging leader dreams of making a difference. That’s why we are in the process of building the YGL University, a novel initiative to equip young leaders with the right skills at the right time for the right mission.
Federal Agencies are facing tremendous budget constraints, and often funding for training and development is the first department to feel ill effects. This is our time to stand up and offer a solution to the people who need it the most.
Our goal is to provide unparalleled learning experiences by connecting formal, informal and collaborative learning. YGLUniversity will deliver targeted learning when and where our members want to learn. The training classes will be relevant to their day-to day job, ranging from leadership development, soft skills, personal branding, networking, team building, and other important topics.
YGL University’s purpose is to provide easy access to training, mentoring, and networking opportunities to thousands of Emerging Leaders around United States. We ask you to complete a very short survey that will help us customize the YGL University Learning and Development Strategy that will help grow the world’s best leaders in the coming year.
Please take a moment to tell us what you need, and YGL University will help you get there. Take the survey now on Survey Monkey.
The Latest from FEDManager.com
with Lynnie Martin
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 Recently Lynnie Martin interviewed Cherlyn "Sunny" Hester, the workforce support and development program manager at the Air Force Technical Applications Center at Patrick Air Force Base in Florida. Cherlyn has also worked in several roles at the Department of Health and Human Services. She shares how she got where she is today (the adage, "Success is when preparation meets opportunity" applies here), what she looks for in employees, and the riskiest career move she made (joining the federal workforce). You can read the full article here.
Each month, the Young Government Leaders' feature column offers a fresh perspective on news and information, not just for current and future generations of YGL, but to all feds interested in hearing from those who will meet the next set of challenges facing the federal government. More articles relevant to your professional life can be found on fedmanager.com.
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Do you enjoy reading Lynnie's regular column on Government Executive? Now is your chance to share your story or encourage someone you admire to share their's.
Lynnie is seeking fresh faces to interview at the GS-12 level and above. If you are interested or know someone who is, please contact her directly at lynniemartinps@gmail.com.
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YGL & the Federal Times
with Tyler Robinson
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YGL's Chairman, Tyler Robinson, regularly writes for federaltimes.com.
In June, Tyler built on his radio interview (see last month's National Newsletter) by writing an article entitled "Trust and respect in the workplace: Does it matter?" Tyler defines both "trust" and "respect," shares information gathered through YGL surveys, and provides tips on building both trust and respect in the workplace. You can read the full article here.
You know how difficult it is to get professional development and training due to tight budgets in your agencies. Through the Open Opportunities program federal employees gain access to a variety of professional development opportunities by working on digital projects across the government. These opportunities are tasks and projects that will help you develop and strengthen skills, work with others across agencies to get stuff done (not just your stuff) and be part of a group of cool people working to break down silos.
Now you’re probably thinking why would my agency let me spend time working on projects for other agencies? Your agency wins by learning from other agencies, developing staff talent, helping to make government more responsive, modern and effective by improving the way government works ONE task at a time.
So, with Open Opportunities everyone wins, you, your agency, the agency you completed the task for and all of government.
Be sure to check out how it works and watch our video to learn first hand about the work Open Opportunities innovators are doing and the benefits received by both the participants and their agencies.
What about you?
Join in and together we can build a flexible government workforce that can adapt quickly offering their knowledge and expertise when and where they are needed.
 Young Government Leaders is a 5,000 member, non-profit organization committed to providing the authentic voice for our generation of aspiring government leaders. We are actively building a community of leadership for young public servants across the country through professional development activities, networking opportunities, social events, seminars, fellowships, and scholarships. You can find out more and join for free on our website.
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