Project Management

Fed travel down by 17% – Plus the DorobekINSIDER’s 7 Stories

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 »

What if all government employees were trained on how to save energy at work and at home?

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 »

EPA cancels last furlough day – Plus the DorobekINSIDER’s 7 Stories

On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: These days libraries aren’t just repositories for thousands of books, they have adapted with the times. We take a look at the re-imagined library with ICMA’s Ron Carlee. The SEVEN stories that impact your life: The EPA has canceled the final, mandatory furlough day for its employees, which was previously scheduledRead… Read more »

Libraries Re-Imagined – Not just books

These days libraries aren’t just repositories for thousands of books, they have adapted with the times. “Local government was the sector hit hardest by the recession, because they depend heavily on property taxes. Librarians are adapting to what is a new fiscal reality. One of the areas that libraries have been very aggressive in, isRead… Read more »

Postal Workers get a pay bump – Plus the DorobekINSIDER’s 7 Stories

On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: We are rapidly approaching the end of the fiscal year and that means one thing for employees: performance review time. Ugh, the dreaded performance review, they are the bane of existence for employees and managers alike. But there are ways to make performance reviews less painful for everyone involved. Insights fromRead… Read more »

Performance Review 101 – How to get real results

We are rapidly approaching the end of the fiscal year and that means one thing for employees: performance review time. Ugh, the dreaded performance review, they are the bane of existence for employees and managers alike. But there are ways to make performance reviews less painful for everyone involved. Tom Fox is the Vice PresidentRead… Read more »

OMB Cuts Back Furlough Days – Plus the DorobekINSIDER’s 7 Stories

On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: Crowdsourcing is one of those words that means different things to different people. But one thing is clear, it’s the new way to innovate. We define it with author and professor Daren Brabham. The SEVEN stories that impact your life: The Office of Management and Budget is cutting its furlough daysRead… Read more »

Leveraging the power of the crowd – It’s not a mob mentality

Crowdsourcing is one of those words that means different things to different people. For our purposes, Daren Brabham defines it as, “Crowdsourcing it an online distributed problem solving and production model that uses the power of online communities to meet organizational needs.” Brabham is an Assistant Professor at the Annenberg School of Communication and JournalismRead… Read more »

5 Steps to a Successful “Lessons Learned” Process

GovLoop and Integrity Management Consulting are proud to present a 12-part series called “Conscientious Contracting: A Thoughtful Approach to Acquisition and Program Management,” that aims to address common challenges and achieve new efficiencies in government procurement. In our recent guide titled, “Addressing the Complex Challenges Facing Today’s Acquisition Professional,” we shared several critical success factorsRead… Read more »