Shana Jespersen

Tag: FederalWorkforce

  • More Than Training: Making Civilian Capability Visible

    One of the most common misconceptions I hear as the civilian career program manager for International Cooperation and Strategic Planners career program (CP60) is that everyone in CP60 is a strategist. I understand why. For years, strategic planners have been one of the most visible communities within the Career Program. It’s common to assume CP60…

  • What Makes Gratitude Credible

    When Gratitude Sounds Right — But Feels Off “Welcome back. I hope you had time to recharge and reflect over the holidays. Thank you for your professionalism, dedication, agility, and support.” If you’ve spent time in large organizations, you’ve read some version of this message. It’s familiar. Polished. Well-intended. And often, strangely hollow. The issue…

  • Nothing Ever Really Breaks

    Nothing Ever Really Breaks The Hidden Cost of Unseen Civilian Labor in the Federal Workforce In the federal civilian workforce, nothing ever really breaks. Programs continue. Authorities execute. Deadlines are met. Briefings move up the chain. From the outside, the system looks resilient — even elegant in its ability to keep functioning through constant change.…