Month: July 2025

How to Give Feedback That Builds Up, Not Breaks Down

Giving feedback at work is never easy, but it can be better.   That’s the message behind The Civil Feedback Toolkit: Speak Up, Build Up, a recent CIRAS virtual event featuring speaker Mike Wagner. The session helped leaders and employees alike develop tools for providing feedback in a way that is direct, respectful, and constructive. … Continue reading How to Give Feedback That Builds Up, Not Breaks Down

Understanding and Effectively Using Product and Service Codes

If you are involved in federal government contracting, you’re probably familiar with North American Industry Classification System Codes, better known as NAICS codes. But government buyers also use a lesser-known type of code, called Product and Service Codes, or PSCs. For contractors, understanding PSCs and effectively using them in their public profiles, capability statements, and … Continue reading Understanding and Effectively Using Product and Service Codes

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