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A New Member Announced ! 13L would like to welcome Renita Bivins as a new member of the leadership collective. Renita now joins current members Scott Derrick, Don Jacobson, Jeffrey Vargas, Mike O'Leary, Patricia Armstong, Gail Williams, and Kitty Wooley. Welcome aboard to Renita!
A Reach-Out to Prospective Members. The members of 13L are currently meeting with prospective members from across federal departments and agencies. To learn more about membership in 13L, please check out the Q&As for Prospective Members.
13L Social Event. Current and prospective members and advisors as well as alumni are meeting for happy hour on Monday, March 5. Join us for socializing and conversation from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Lobby Bar of the Renaissance Hotel near the convention center in downtown DC.

Viewpoint on Leadership. In this month's Viewpoints column, member Scott Derrick discusses a proposed 13L-sponsored pilot project for mentoring in the federal sector. Read about mentoring...in a flash! Check it out here.
Winter Quarterly Business Meeting. Members and advisors of 13L met on January 23 to formulate plans for partnering with other good government organizations in carrying out the group's goal of promoting effective leadership in the federal government. John Palguta, Vice President for Policy at the Partnership for Public Service, was the guest speaker at this quarterly meeting. Thanks to John for his continued commitment to revitalizing public service.

GovLeaders.org Highlights Information on Motivating Employees. 13L member Don Jacobson has posted some interesting articles about motivation on the always useful GovLeaders.org site. Don points out that a supervisor's two most important functions are to develop and motivate his/her employees. Check out the articles here.