KSAs: a Realistic Response to a Ridiculous Question

Anyone who’s had to respond to KSAs (that’s “Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities” to those of you fortunate enough to have avoided them) knows how ridiculous they can be. And if you are in the Forest Service, you’ve seen an increase in this ridiculousness in our post-ASC world. (ASC is the FS’s consolidated HR office. AllRead… Read more »

Surveillance Impact Assessment

From Philosophy Now Does Surveillance Make Us Morally Better?… These musings are intended to frame a set of questions: What is the likely impact of ubiquitous surveillance on our moral personalities? How might the advent of the surveillance society affect a person’s moral education and development? How does it alter the opportunities for moral growth?Read… Read more »

Next Generation in Government Summit follow up

Getting the opportunity to participate in the Next Generation in Government Summit this past Tuesday was truly a honor. I am sure I speak for everyone who attended the event in thanking GovLoop and YGL for putting together something so fun and valuable! Working at the Partnership for Public Service and conducting interviews for myRead… Read more »

Is suggesting things to your boss online, Right?

Today someone called the Community Manager (that’s me) to request that a comment posted by their employee be removed from the intranet site that all 30,000 employees have access to. The comment is in response to a corporately-supported article about supervisors, which invited people to share their thoughts online. The comment that incited the phoneRead… Read more »

The State Departments Social Media Usage Policy

Need something interesting to read? The United States Department of State publicly released its Social Media Usage policy today and it is worth taking time to check out as it will provide insights for other organizations looking to understand what needs to be in their policies. While there are dozens of great details in theRead… Read more »

Looking for senior leadership topics to be discussed at upcoming conference

Hello all, First off, let me say how great the NGG Summit was – excellent networking opportunity! Now to the matter at hand – I would greatly appreciate feedback as to hot topics that would be appropriate for an upcoming senior leadership conference I am putting together. Brief background – the group is from anRead… Read more »

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Experts in HR technology and senior federal HR executives are invited to submit proposals for presentation at our first Annual Federal HR Technology Conference, April 4-6, 2011 in Washington DC. Go to http://www.fedhrtechnologyconference.com/rfp.html for the proposal form and instructions.

Reaffirmed 10 Principles at the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit

As part of its ongoing commitment to corporate social responsibility, Mission Essential Personnel, LLC, (MEP) participated in the recent UN Global Compact Leaders Summit, which every three years brings together more than 1,000 global CEOs to identify and plan solutions to societal ills by 1) setting a sustainable agenda, 2) leading the change, and 3)Read… Read more »