Managing Stress in the Federal Workplace

ASTD Staff

(From The Washington Post) -- A Q&A with Andrew Bernstein, the author of The Myth of Stress and the founder of ActivInsight, an organization that helps employees and executives develop greater resilience and master change in the workplace. Bernstein was interviewed ... More »

Phased Retirement Plan for Federal Employees Advances

ASTD Staff

(From The Washington Post) -- A House committee has approved a bill to allow federal employees to phase into retirement by continuing to work part-time while collecting a partial annuity, while a Senate panel has brought out a budget plan that calls for making federal r... More »

Diversity Inclusiveness and Executive Order 13583

Daniel Conti

At a seminar sponsored by the Public Manager Journal and Federal Special Interest Group of the D.C. Chapter of ASTD, diversity expert Mauricio Velasquez explained that diversity training has gained increased importance for federal managers since President Obama’s ... More »

Government-Wide Mentors Program

Allison Primack

Allison Primack, GovLoop Graduate Fellow, explains how GovLoop a leading government collaboration site, uses social technology and mentoring in the government are coming together to stretch the boundaries of government-wide knowledge sharing through the generations. More »