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Communication Provides Foundation for Being a ‘Best Place to Work’

Kathleen Skidmore-Williams

At the U.S. Army Audit Agency, communication is vital to success and to reaching the next level of organizational performance and employee satisfaction. These are tough times to be a federal employee. At nearly every turn, federal workers are facing pay freezes (no c... More »

Managing Training and Development at the National Gallery of Art

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K M Lowe

A new learning management system increases the scope and accuracy of data sharing, and provides opportunities to develop employee training in new ways. With nearly 130,000 items, the National Gallery of Art has one of the finest collections of American and European a... More »

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 »

Keep Your Training Program Funded: 10 Steps to Training ROI

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Mark Bashrum

It is easy to focus on the quality of training rather than the impact of the learning. To prove value, shift thinking from a quality mindset to an impact and results mindset. More »

Building an Architecture for Leadership Development

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Marie A. Westbrook

Strategies for promoting leadership development in federal agencies vary greatly. There are “just-in-time” programs focusing on specific populations, such as new supervisors or senior executives, as well as interest-specific or mandated “thematic&rdquo... More »