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Telework Tango: Take Two, From the Top

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Steve OKeeffe

At my college, ballroom dancing was the largest club on campus. But ask as I might, I could never find a single student whod admit even a passing interest in the rumba. Lets cha-cha forward some 20 years: Government managers who... More »

HR Strategies for Driving Change: Finding the Right Road

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W Frederick Thompson

The recent Nobel Prize gives us hope that managers, employees, and political leaders who work in the United States federal civil service can work together peacefully, productively, effectively, and efficiently. Im referring, of ... More »

Change Is in the Wind for HR Management

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Stephen Benowitz

Consider the old adage, What goes around, comes around. Often, this refers to political appointees who return to government when their party is elected. The other interpretation is that appointees bring back policies that were d... More »

Introduction: What Is Happening, Why, and So What?

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Alan Balutis

In mid-2007, the Cisco Internet Business Solutions Group (IBSG) began an effort to contribute to the new administrations management initiatives, which are designed to better implement the presidents policy agenda and improve the... More »

Think Differently: Update Your Stats to Unlock Outcomes

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Daniel Forrester

It has been more than 15 years since the CompStat management model was first introduced by the New York City Police Department (NYPD), sparking a movement that has profoundly affected public administration. CompStat has been suc... More »