"How do I know you're who you say you are?" That's a question many investors are asking their money managers in the wake of the unraveling of Bernie Madoff's $65 billion Ponzi scheme. But it's also a question many employees are asking about their bosses. Misdeeds by lea... More »

Global Human Resources Development , Government , Human Capital , Senior Leaders & Executives

Advanced Level Content , Business Impact , Economy

In this new era of responsibility and accountability, the passage of economic stimulus fundingalong with demands for successful government performancepresents contemporary challenges for public managers. The challenges demand th... More »

Government , Senior Leaders & Executives

Assessment , Economy , Intermediate-level Content , Measuring and Evaluating

In the Spring 2008 Special Issue of The Public Manager, nearly 20 current and former government executives, academicians, and private and nonprofit sector leaders outlined a management agenda for the incoming 44th President of t... More »

Government , Human Capital , Senior Leaders & Executives

Assessment , Competencies , Human Performance Improvement , Intermediate-level Content , Managing Organizational Knowledge

Quiet grumbling has surfaced among the inside-the-beltway crowdand not just over healthcare reform. People are asking, Where is Obamas big-bang reform of government? Government reform has been a staple of presi... More »

Government , Senior Leaders & Executives

Intermediate-level Content , Managing Organizational Knowledge , Measuring and Evaluating

In addition to being the most powerful person in the world, the person elected president of the United States also is the chief executive officer (CEO) of the executive branch of government. Ordinarily, the organizational result... More »

Government , Senior Leaders & Executives

Assessment , Change Management , Coaching and Mentoring , Human Performance Improvement , Integrated Talent Management , Measuring and Evaluating