Are you better at asking questions or giving answers? When in doubt, it’s perfectly reasonable to rely on the tried and true; the steps that got us this far…right? Seeing issues from a new perspective; forcing ourselves to be open to possibilities beyond what we’re able to see on the immediate horizon; innovation is aRead… Read more »
Your pay is up for debate, yet again. A new Congressional Research Service report, Selected Characteristics of Private and Public Sector Workers, continues the debate that came to the forefront during the 2010 election season over whether federal employees are overpaid, or in the view of some, underpaid. But, comparing wages and benefits of governmentRead… Read more »
Originally published at cpsrenewal.ca. Public services have recently been experimenting with many exercises intended to engage employees and stakeholders, which have led to many questions and discussions about what drives people to participation. I recently wrote on the Government of Canada’s internal platform, GCconnex, that the absence of technical barriers isn’t sufficient – there mayRead… Read more »
One method of teaching is the use of negative examples. To get my important point across to top management, I will turn to some real life examples. The first not-so-successful example was a financial services firm with thousands of employees. It started down the path to adopting an inclusive approach to improving operations that wouldRead… Read more »
There are a multitude of first things that need to be done when you take over in an organization as the new person – especially if you are at the top of the org chart. When I was elected president of the board of a country club, I immediately talked with the key staff andRead… Read more »
President John F. Kennedy signed the landmark Equal Pay Act back in 1963 (pictured above in an Oval Office signing ceremony). Yet more than half a century later there remains a persistent gender-based pay gap for women workers compared to men. The good news, if any, is that female feds earn more on the dollar,Read… Read more »
What is it about the warmth of the sun? What a glorious weekend we just enjoyed on the east coast. Sunshine and some nice, warmer, spring-like temperatures. Truly wonderful to think that those wintery, cold days are finally behind us. One of the women who works with me likes to say that spring is aRead… Read more »
The results are in: public employees will not be separated from their mobile devices. GovLoop recently conducted a survey of 169 public sector employees to uncover trends in mobile device use, and the results are eye-opening: 88% reported that they use a smartphone to access agency networks (for e-mail, internal systems, or file sharing) 40%Read… Read more »
The new, device flexible, user-centric nyc.gov. Image courtesy of Huge. Our governments – local, state and federal – are very good at doing a lot of things. National defense. Waste and sewage. Collecting taxes. So why can’t they consistently create decent websites? Today, websites and mobile applications are often the first and only direct linkRead… Read more »
“Money, money, money” – that’s often the refrain you hear from federal civil servants, who feel they don’t get paid enough. Not nearly enough. Chris Dorobek calls the pay system, “woefully inadequate for the challenges of the 21st century.” A new report from the Partnership for Public Service and Booz Allen Hamilton agrees. The reportRead… Read more »