Honoring Veterans
Who better to show our appreciation to than the people who bravely serve and sacrifice for our nation?
Leadership
What Environment Exists in Your Agency?
In determining where your agency stands, there are some key measures to assist you in identifying areas of strength or weakness.
6 Characteristics of Innovative Leaders
Innovation. It’s the key to success that many leaders are looking for. With the pressure to increase quality while decreasing costs, there’s a revolving door of need for new strategies to tackle the complex challenges that the public sector faces. In this environment, innovative solutions can help deal with such challenges and provide meaningful change… Read more »
Time to Let That Problem Employee Go
One way or another problem employees affect everyone. Somehow they continue to slip through the cracks and the government has fallen into this very web. But rest assured, bad governmental employees can be fired and, in some cases, should be. Stewart Liff argues we should even do it more often. Liff, President and CEO ofRead… Read more »
Dealing With the Government’s Brain Drain
“I have no one under the age of 40 in my office,” said a policy analyst from the Department of Veterans Affairs in a recent GovLoop survey. That policy analyst isn’t alone – the government is graying. According to the Office of Personnel Management, the average age of a government employee is 47. At theRead… Read more »
Nobody Answers When I Call Your Name
How should leaders in huge organizations ensure that every employee can feel valued and on the path to their full potential?
Enabling Leadership Success for the Next Administration
Among the many decisions that transitions teams and a new administrations will grapple with, executive talent management can be overlooked as a key priority.
Are Managers to Blame for Disengagement?
Who is mostly responsible for engagement, the manager or the employee?
Try These 6 Things to Be Happier and More Successful at Work and in Life
A positive mindset, lightheartedness, optimism and yes, downright fun, all have an impact, not only on your own feelings of well-being and happiness in your life, but, also on your job success and the effectiveness of organizations.
Managing Government Funds
As kids we were beyond ecstatic when we heard that extra change jingling around in our piggy banks. We may have used the extra cash to treat ourselves, but the main goal was to keep as much money in the piggy bank as we could, for as long as possible. Unfortunately, government doesn’t function inRead… Read more »