New Podcast Series for Public Sector Employees Offers Expert Insights on Leadership, Performance, and More

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Thought leaders and highly-respected authors bring their expertise and insights to a new podcast series devoted to public sector employees and their unique workplace issues. The series, developed by The Public Manager, is designed to give listeners a deeper understa... More »

Study: $126 Billion Spent on Employee Learning and Development in 2009

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Business leaders dedicated substantial resources to employee learning in 2009$125.88 billiondespite uncertain economic conditions, according to the newly released 2010 State of the Industry Report from the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD). ... More »

ASTD Offers New Training Resources for Public Sector Professionals

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Government agencies, like private sector organizations, continually look for ways to increase efficiencies and improve agency performance. Having a knowledgeable, skilled workforce is a critical step in meeting those goals. To help managers and learning professional... More »

Easing Military Veterans’ Transition into the Civilian Workforce

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The Department of Veterans Affairs predicts that more than one million military personnel will transition to civilian jobs by 2014. These veterans face a significant cultural shift in workplace expectations that needs to be managed well so that their experience and ... More »

Government Organizations Must Learn to Collaborate

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Strategic workplace learning and its role in achieving priority outcomes for public sector agencies gets the spotlight treatment in the summer 2010 issue of The Public Manager, a quarterly journal devoted to furthering knowledge and best practices at all levels of g... More »