Engaging Organizational Leadership to Focus on Employee Development

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  I recently read The 6 Ways Government Needs to Improve Performance Management.  The article talks about The President’s fiscal year 2014 budget and its emphasis on the creation of “a culture of performance improvement.”  Now, of cour... More »

Great leadership books in 2012

ASTD Staff

For the federal leaders on your holiday shopping list, here are some of my favorite leadership books from 2012. Each book offers keen insights into management, human nature, and the thinking and actions of those who have been on the frontlines and succeeded. More »

Best of TPM: Forum Examines Resiliency of Those Affected by Hurricane Katrina

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Beverly A. Cigler, in her Forum article “Resiliency: Five Years after Katrina,” analyzes the impact of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans, as well as the disasters that have affected the city in the 5 years after the hurricane struck.  Cigler discusses ma... More »

Federal HR Pros Think Agency Managers Lack the Skills to Succeed

ASTD Staff

One-third of federal human resources professionals don’t think agency managers have the skills to succeed, according to a new report from the Partnership for Public Service and Grant Thornton LLP. More »