As his administration settles into the executive branch, President Obama faces the largest number of challenges of any new president in recent memory. Building a strong, skills-based federal workforce is key to addressing these ... More »

Government , Human Capital

Career Development , Change Management , Global Workforce Development , Human Performance Improvement , Integrated Talent Management , Intermediate-level Content , Jobs , Training and Development - General

Belgian neighborhood watch projects were inspired by neighborhood watch projects in the United States and United Kingdom (see, for example, www.crimereduction.homeoffice.gov.uk/neighborhoodwatch). Citizens, police, and the munic... More »

Government

Business Impact , Change Management , Innovation , Intermediate-level Content , World Events

The shared services revolution began in the late 1980s with the adoption of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) enterprise resource planning (ERP) software packages by leading commercial enterprises. These highly standardized and sc... More »

Government , Senior Leaders & Executives

Business Impact , Change Management , Economy , Innovation , Intermediate-level Content , Trends , World Events

Do you recognize these headlines? Former CIA Official Is Sentenced to Prison for Fraud Despite Red Flags About Judges a Kickback Scheme Flourished ... More »

Government

Business Impact , Change Management , Global Workforce Development , Human Performance Improvement , Intermediate-level Content , Trends , World Events

Government agencies often provide essential services that no one else provides. Therefore, the managers who run those agencies need a tool to manage for results, and citizen consumers of those services need one to gauge their ... More »

Government , Senior Leaders & Executives

Business Impact , Change Management , Economy , Intermediate-level Content