“Do more with less,” you hear that phrase all the time. But how do you actually do it? Turning around a struggling team has never been harder and managers must work to identify and maximize whatever potential strengths a team already has. As sports fans already know, behind every great underdog story is a leaderRead… Read more »
The SEVEN stories that impact your life for Thursday the 17th of August, 2012 The Washington area has survived the recession fairly well, but that could change if the across-the-board spending cuts happen in January, that could change. That according to new analysis by the Center for Regional Analysis at George Mason University. The WashingtonRead… Read more »
Chief human capital officers (CHCOs) have a very difficult job — a job that is only getting harder. Budgets are declining. Workloads are increasing. An aging workforce. Increased turnover and outdated or inadequate human resources (HR) systems and policies are adding additional hurdles, making their jobs more challenging than they have been in decades. TheseRead… Read more »
The Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA), a great group of US national security professionals, is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit, private sector organization which provides a forum for thought leadership, idea generation, information sharing and networking. Members include many individuals with national security backgrounds and over 150 corporate members from some of our nation’s greatest firmsRead… Read more »
Government agencies are being confronted with a multitude of challenges that are forcing leadership to make some drastic changes. Decreased budgets, increasing workloads, and high turn-over are just a few hurdles that agency leaders have to overcome as they struggle to improve the general consensus of working for the federal government. Earlier this year, fifty-fiveRead… Read more »
We all know what it takes to launch a business: months of preparation and hard work, careful use of resources, and lots of creative thinking when it comes to scaling our new venture. Todd Sattersten, author of Every Book is a Startup: The New Business of Publishing, says that authors should think of their booksRead… Read more »
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Louisville, Baltimore and Chicago are seeking new ideas from their employees to improve city services. Neil Kleiman, a special advisor to the dean of New York University’s Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, highlighted in a recent article how these three cities are seeking new ideas. Louisville– Mayor Greg Fischer applied for and received aRead… Read more »
The power of conversation is real but not total. People sometimes take an oversimplified perspective of the power of dialogue, deliberation, and choice-creating to deal with tensions between people. EIther they think “just talk” can’t do much to resolve serious conflicts or they think talking can resolve any and every conflict. I think both perspectivesRead… Read more »
I’m pleased to say that with all the apps now being developed by Australian governments, the Department of Human Services’ new ‘Express Plus Students’ App, has managed to address almost all the criticisms I’ve had previously regarding government mobile apps. What were these criticisms? And which did the Department fail to address? Read on… HaveRead… Read more »