Human Resources

What Happens If We Fall Off the Fiscal Cliff?

Ah this “Fiscal Cliff” looming before us! It threatens economic communities, worldwide yet our legislators still find themselves at a stalemate because of campaign promises. So what should we expect in 2013, if we take this dive? Although agencies don’t intend to start employee furloughs on or immediately after January 2nd, don’t think this optionRead… Read more »

To RIF or Not to RIF: What’s Over the Edge of this Fiscal Cliff?

At the edge of this ominous “Fiscal Cliff” lies a very real concern for many federal employers: will we have to reduce our workforce even more? And by what means? Aside from attrition (which reeks organizational havoc over a long period of time), there are two ways a Federal employer can reduce its workforce: TheRead… Read more »

John Mahoney Appears on Federal News Radio About Federal Employee Mixed Case Rights to Sue

The Supreme Court this week confirmed that federal employees can appeal certain discrimination-related complaints in federal district court, as opposed to the Federal Circuit of Appeals. John Mahoney, a partner with Tully Rinckey and expert on federal-sector employment and labor law, joins In Depth to discuss what the court’s ruling means. Listen to the interviewRead… Read more »

GovLoop Fall 2012 Mentors Program: Another Success!

GovLoop just concluded its third iteration of its government-wide mentors program. The Fall 2012 cohort had just over 30 pairings and our post-program evaluations have revealed that it was another successful program. Take a quick click through this slide deck to see the stats and stories which show the solid impact the program has hadRead… Read more »

Are You an Overpaid Govie?

If you’re a govie, you’ll appreciate the recent Wall Street Journal article that challenges this implication. Results from the Census Bureau’s real world Survey of Income and Salary Program Participation (SIPP) showed that most federal workers who are looking to cash in on their skills by leaving federal employment will end up disappointed. Here’s whatRead… Read more »

Management of Talented Employees

Federal managers don’t think of losing talented employees. I read the article below and cannot agree more. If they don’t have good strategy to retain these talented employees or utilize their talents in the right positions, they will lose them in different forms. The lack of the right senior leaders and managers in the rightRead… Read more »

Goal Setting: What is Your Direction in 2013?

2013 is literally around the corner. The topic of goals and objectives arises frequently this time of year. Many organizations (and individuals) have begun to update their strategies and create new goals for the New Year, have you? Hopefully you have, and if you haven’t, well – you may want to add it to yourRead… Read more »

Cubicle Hacking 101

Welcome to the cube farm; pictured is my office, at least a small part of it. I – like many of my fellow paper farmers – have been allotted an internal plot of carpet with no direct access to natural light. While paper doesn’t necessarily need light to flourish, paper farmers do, at least thisRead… Read more »

Dale Meyerrose on Organizational Transformation

Today’s post is part of the MB&A Executive Series: On Organizational Transformation. We will be running this series on Thursdays through the holiday season starting with the Honorable Dale Meyerrose, Major General, U.S. Air Force retired. Dale Meyerrose is president of the MeyerRose Group, LLC, a company that consults with a wide range of business,Read… Read more »

Where Does Your Agency Place in the Best of 2012?

The scores as defined by the Partnership for Public Service measure the “performance of agencies and agency subcomponents related to employee satisfaction and commitment.” Here is the list of large agencies; also ranked on other lists were medium and small agencies. 1.) NASA 2.) Intelligence Community 3.) Department of State 4.) Department of Commerce 5.)Read… Read more »