Seeing the recent news about Yahoo moving to reduce or end remote work made me want to revisit the topic. I know that my last post on remote work got quite a bit of comments, and I’m interested to see what other people think about Marissa Mayer’s decision. I know that I personally believe thatRead… Read more »
I don’t know that this is a blog post so much as it is a hopeful roll call for some of your brightest ideas for creating community in the work place. How do you build morale and camaraderie, particularly when organizational structure still involves silos to some degree? I’m talking beyond the office potluck lunch,Read… Read more »
This just in an ailing company has decided that banning telework is the way to get themselves back on track. Yahoo! released a memo last week that tells employees that telework is no longer acceptable and that employees need to physically be in the office in order to effectively collaborate and communicate. According to Yahoo!Read… Read more »
The President issued the Cybersecurity Executive Order during his State of the Union earlier this month. But some say the Executive Order doesn’t go far enough. “The Executive Order was unprecedented and very wanted, but it is inherently limited in what it can do. The Executive Order can only tell the entities that are partRead… Read more »
Telework Week 2013 is just around the corner. Unfortunately, for federal agencies and taxpayers alike, creating a remote work environment has not arrived fast enough government-wide for all eligible employees. Therefore, the following questions merit consideration: 1) Can Uncle Sam get a grip on institutionalizing telework for all eligible employees? 2) Would mandatory and uniformRead… Read more »
The “Fiscal Cliff” was supposed to be a failsafe mechanism. Unfortunately, it now appears likely to fail. Just the threat of a sequester was supposed to ensure bipartisan consensus between Congress and the White House on a host of contentious issues of taxes and spending. Yet the term “compromise” has become a dirty word inRead… Read more »
Welcome to GovLoop Insights Issue of the Week with Chris Dorobek where each week, our goal is to find an issue — a person — an idea — then helped define the past 7-days… and we work to find an issue that will also will have an impact on the days, weeks and months ahead.Read… Read more »
I think setting the tone on a daily basis is as important to consider as first impressions are lasting and important. How you start the day with people, what people’s first impressions of you are on any given day, particularly if you’re in management, has a profound impact on the day’s productivity. You have toRead… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: If the March 1st sequestration deadline isn’t met, more than 800,000 federal employees will be furloughed. So what can you do if you are a furloughed employee. We get insights from employment attorney. Click here for the recap. If you missed the DorobekINSIDER Live BYOD Panel yesterday featuring, EEOC’s Kimberly Hancher,Read… Read more »
How do you leverage Facebook, GovLoop, LinkedIn, Twitter and Google to advance your government career? In this online training, Andrew Krzmarcizk, GovLoop Community Manager, shares more than 30 ways to do just that. These helpful tips and tricks range from what should be on your Facebook page to connecting with people on LinkedIn. You canRead… Read more »