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Understanding the Path Forward in Federal Human Capital

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Jon Desenberg

Efforts to refine the government's pay and promotion system have floundered. How can we develop and bring a new model to the majority of government employees? Most federal employees work and are paid in a General Schedule system that has been in place since 1949, whe... More »

Employee Recognition Programs Critical to Workplace Culture

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Wendi Pomerance Brick

Celebrating employee success helps an organization create the infrastructure necessary to ensure great customer experiences for both internal customers (employees) and external customers. 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 »

How Federal Executives Build Successful Long-Term Organizations

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Paul R. Lawrence

What do executives do? How do they spend their time? What do they leave behind after their tenure? To answer these questions, we interviewed 24 top political executives in the Obama Administration during their first two years in office. Beginning in 2009, we interviewed... More »

The Challenge of Selecting and Orienting Political Appointees

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Paul R. Lawrence

Beginning with the critical selection process and orientation, Paths to Making a Difference: Leading in Government (Rowman & Littlefield, 2011) takes readers inside the lives of 24 political appointees. In spring 2009, we launched an ambitious project.... More »