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Behind the Debate on Federal Pay

Craig Pettibone

Does the federal pay system fairly compensate employees compared to their private-sector counterparts? Why do studies using a jobs-to-jobs comparison versus the human capital approach reach different results? More »

Don’t Be Left Behind: Improving Knowledge Transfer

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Holly C Baxter

Almost everyone from government organizations to small and large corporations struggles to adapt more quickly. We push to manage increased information, and to capture and apply the expertise of skilled employees to make the organization more effective and efficient. To ... More »

Executive Onboarding: How to Hit the Ground Running

Cheryl Ndunguru

Executive onboarding is critical to an executive’s individual performance and to organizational performance. Where large-scale change is not feasible, establish a process within an organization’s unit, group, or team. The best onboarding strategies provide a... More »

Seeing the Forest for the Trees: Theory of Constraints Reduces Cost of Government

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Kevin Fox

When the economic downturn hit the nation several years ago, Utah’s Department of Workforce Services (DWS) was hit with a double whammy—workloads that tripled and budgets that were cut. DWS is responsible for providing services to displaced workers and those... More »

Speaking Out in the Workplace

R Scott Oswald

Public sector employees do not check the constitutional right of free speech at the door when they enter public service. According to the Supreme Court, a public employer cannot infringe on constitutionally protected rights as a condition of employment. In the course of... More »