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 »

Federal Managers Warned Not to Neglect Front-Line Supervisors in Tough Times

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In an era when public servants often are treated as the problem instead of the solution, federal managers told colleagues Wednesday to engage their employees in the agency’s mission and to pay attention to front-line supervisors to ensure higher morale. More »

Government Newsletter: August 2012

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Between the daily borage of controversial headlines around misappropriated spending, workforce reorganization, and federal pay cuts, we often miss hearing the good news about innovation and progress occurring within the government workforce. Well, the 2012 Next Generati... More »

A Cheat Sheet for Engaging Employees

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(From The Washington Post) -- As a federal leader, you no doubt have a lot on your plate, and it may be tempting to shrug off employee complaints about their jobs and organization. But the bottom line is that job satisfaction drives employee engagement and ultimately le... More »

Keeping Federal Employees Motivated

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(From Human Resource Executive Online) -- Continued and repeated proposals to change federal pay and benefits will ultimately have an impact on recruitment and retention efforts, says Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry. More »