If you’ve seen the commercials, you already know that Google Glass can record your daughter’s first steps, navigate you down a winding road on your mountain bike, and even allow you to virtually “hang out” with friends while jumping out of an airplane. But did you know Google Glass could help deliver critical government services?Read… Read more »
Nearly two-thirds of the Senior Executive Service will be eligible for retirement in the next five years. Those retirements will leaving a huge leadership gap for agencies. McKinsey and the Partnership for Public Service have teamed up to look at the SES problem. They’ve published their findings in a new report, Building the Leadership Bench.Read… Read more »
My mom used to always tell me “If you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say anything at all.” While I do break this rule occasionally, I try my best to treat others the way I would like to be treated. Obviously, this is important for your personal life, but did you know beingRead… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: “Young people are eager to serve and to change the world. They just have no faith that public service or elected office are the way to get it done.” That’s a pretty staggering statement, and a not-so-good prediction for the future of the government workforce. We wanted to get to theRead… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: Open source is a concept that is spurring new forms of collaboration. But is government in fact one big open source project itself? Insights’s from GitHub’s Government Evangelist Ben Balter. The SEVEN stories that impact your life: Treasury Secretary Jack Lew has announced that the government’s borrowing ability will max outRead… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: Getting the right person in the right job is a monumental task for HR professionals in government. And in these tight economic times getting the hiring right on the first try is imperative. So how do you hire effectively quickly? 10 tips to do it effectively. The SEVEN stories that impactRead… Read more »
Organizational theorists have been writing about the importance of organizational trust for decade. In their works, McGregor (1967), Argyris(1973), and Likert (1967) have all supported the concept of trust. As cited in Robbins (2003a), McGregor proposed two distinct views of human beings, which he labeled Theory X and Theory Y. Theory X is associated withRead… Read more »
Register for free webinar: Thursday, August 29, 2013 at 12:30 PM EDT. http://lnkd.in/t_dR2D Session will help you identify specific low-cost, high impact solutions to address some of the most pressing challenges facing the U.S. Federal Government workforce today; including: • Attracting, on-boarding, retaining and developing highly skilled workforce • Developing leaders who can establish andRead… Read more »
Many FERS annuitants that retire before age 62 are eligible for an annuity supplement that will end when they reach age 62. You may be eligible for a Special Retirement Supplement if you retire: After the Minimum Retirement Age (MRA) with 30 years of service; At age 60 with 20 years of service; or UponRead… Read more »
That would be 50 million plus who would understand how to lower greenhouse gas emissions! WOW! Once their families and friends know what they can specifically do in daily life practices and in their offices. So let’s ask ourselves, what if 50 million people in the US actually change their consumption behavior? What if lightsRead… Read more »