Are you into this change agent mode because you just want to prove that your solutions are right or are you really into creating a culture in your organization where change is an acceptable activity? More »

Government , Human Capital

Change Management , Career Development , Innovation , Training and Development - General

The 1992 Los Angeles riots led law enforcement executives to the department of behavioral sciences at West Point. Its curriculum would evolve and prove effective in enhancing leadership. One test came September 11. More »

Human Capital , Government

Career Development , Leadership Development , Management Development , Training and Development - General , Business Impact

Revamping the performance appraisal system for the Senior Executive Service (SES) last year was a huge leap toward bringing the program in line with its original mission: to serve as a corporate cadre of federal government leaders capable of moving across and within age... More »

Government , Human Capital

Change Management , Training and Development - General , Innovation , Managing Organizational Knowledge

A president is elected every four years, but he or she does not run the government alone. Thousands of political appointments must be made to establish the White House's leadership of the executive branch. More »

Senior Leaders & Executives , Government , Human Capital

Advanced Level Content , Change Management , Leadership Development , Managing Organizational Knowledge , Training and Development - General

How can a strategic plan become a springboard to directly manage the operations of a federal department or agency in a way that increases the likelihood of achieving the organization’s goals? At the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), we have adopted a systematic appr... More »

Government , Human Capital

Career Development , Business Impact , Human Performance Improvement , Managing Organizational Knowledge