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Modernizing Kentuckys State Government Through HR

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Nikki Jackson

In his inaugural speech on December 11, 2007, Kentuckys 61st governor, Steven L. Beshear, challenged all Kentuckians to choose the path of progress. This path will involve new thinking and new ideas. It will require cooperation ... More »

Bridging the Skills Gap Part I

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Pat Galagan

Recent economic challenges have forced public- and private-sector organizations to execute their strategies with more precision than ever before and to do it with fewer resourcesespecially people. The elimination of large number... 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 »