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Challenges and Opportunities for Second Obama Administration

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John Palguta

The results of the 2012 presidential election offer both good news and bad news for President Obama. The good news is that he now has another four years to work on improving government performance. The bad news is that he now has another four years to work on improving ... More »

Connecting the Dots Among People Budgets and Missions

Raymond Marbury

Managing human capital in the federal workforce is a challenge that has plagued presidential administrations and Congress for the past three decades. Significant issues such as homeland security threats, fiscal imbalances, generational differences, and disruptive techno... More »

Successfully Managing Federal Rightsizing Initiatives

Tim Winchell

Federal managers can anticipate mission changes, organizational restructuring, and austere budgets in fiscal year 2013 and beyond. The challenge will be to incorporate these into headquarters-mandated mission changes while creating and maintaining high-performing subord... More »

The Benefit Is Mutuals: New Models of Public Service Delivery

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Public managers around the world are exploring more personalized, proactive, entrepreneurial, and productive models of service delivery. They should study developments in the United Kingdom with interest. As governments around the world are searching for ways to square... More »

What Can Managers Do to Mitigate Violent Employee Behaviors?

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Doug Nierle

All too often we are confronted with news stories about violence occurring in the workplace. Incidents that involve physical violence and even murder make the news, but they are only one part of the workplace violence problem. Employees encounter violent behaviors&mda... More »