Government organizations are in a perpetual state of change. A key element to the introduction of change, as well as its eventual success or failure, is the human resource manager. Author Paul Light notes in his book The Four Pi... More »

Government , Human Capital

Beginner Level Content , Business Impact , Change Management , Economy , Engagement , Jobs

From the moment students start elementary school all the way through college, they are taught concepts mainly through verbal instruction that teachers expect will later be applied in the real world. However, in school, teachers ... More »

Government , Learning & Development , Workforce Development

Beginner Level Content , Business Impact , Delivering Training , Designing Learning , Management Development , Training and Development - General

There has been a long-standing policy, codified in the U.S. Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), that functions intimately related to the public interest should only be performed by federal civil servants. Typically, these typ... More »

Government

Beginner Level Content , Business Impact , Jobs

Fifteen years ago this week, Congress passed the Government Performance and Results Act, a law whose sponsors hoped would help establish a government guided by goals and monitored by results. ... More »

Government

Assessment , Beginner Level Content , Business Impact , Change Management , Engagement , Human Performance Improvement , Measuring and Evaluating , North America

Hurricane Katrina was the most costly natural disaster inAmerican history. Some elements of government response were excellentwarnings from the U.S. National Oceanographic and Atmospheric ... More »

Global Human Resources Development , Government

Beginner Level Content , Business Impact , Economy , Global Workforce Development , World Events