The Kept-On Workforce of 2009: Building Options or Bummed Out?

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Beverly Kaye

"Waiting for the other shoe to drop" is often the refrain after the dust of downsizing settles. Those employees who have managed to retain their jobs often find that they feel worse about their work lives than those who were forced out. Just as laid-off workers are stru... More »

Bridging the Skills Gap Part I

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Pat Galagan

Recent economic challenges have forced public- and private-sector organizations to execute their strategies with more precision than ever before and to do it with fewer resourcesespecially people. The elimination of large number... More »

HR Strategies for Driving Change: Finding the Right Road

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W Frederick Thompson

The recent Nobel Prize gives us hope that managers, employees, and political leaders who work in the United States federal civil service can work together peacefully, productively, effectively, and efficiently. Im referring, of ... More »

Change Is in the Wind for HR Management

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Stephen Benowitz

Consider the old adage, What goes around, comes around. Often, this refers to political appointees who return to government when their party is elected. The other interpretation is that appointees bring back policies that were d... More »

Know Your Value in the Marketplace

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Judy Estrin

Regardless of your employment status, it is usually reassuring to know what your dollar value is on the open market. As you search for a new position, internally or externally, it is critical to have an idea of your worth relative to the salary range of your position. W... More »