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Driven by Your Mission and in Honor of Your Customer
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Imagine walking into any federal agency. What would you experience there? Most likely you would experience a security process that has you waiting to be escorted by an employee. While you...
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Collaboration Can Play a Lead Role in Development of Future Leaders
Saturday, June 15, 2013
The desire to create public value is at the core of every federal agency. Developing leaders in the federal sector adds value because it equips people with the skills and knowledge they...
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Changing Culture and Lives Through Communities of Practice
Saturday, June 15, 2013
A group of federal employees tackles federal disability employment issues using a collaborative workspace. Group members collaborate and share effective practices to support...
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Collarboration and Employee Satisfaction Drive Agencies
Saturday, June 15, 2013
As government agencies seek new and more efficient ways to get the job done, the need for collaboration is stronger than ever. Government managers are tasked with "doing more with less," so...
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Patent Office Honored as Best Place to Work
Saturday, June 15, 2013
In December 2012, the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) was named one of the federal government's Best Places to Work by the not-for-profit Partnership for Public Service (PPS)....
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Managing Training and Development at the National Gallery of Art
Saturday, June 15, 2013
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...
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Partnering for Performance at HUD and VA
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Collaboration is not always easy but the benefits and potential force multipliers are well worth the effort. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Housing and Urban...
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Award-Winning Video Embraces Geothermal Energy in Nebraska
Saturday, June 15, 2013
The American Clean Skies Foundation awarded a second-place energy visions prize to a documentary co-produced by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Nebraska...
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A Blueprint for Change: Lessons in Educational Reform
Saturday, June 15, 2013
As chief of staff to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Joanne Weiss serves as senior advisor to the secretary, and was director of the Race to the Top (RTT) Fund during its early...
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You're Expected to Improve Your Organization's Performance. Now What?
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Regardless of your personal viewpoint on improving organizational performance, as a public policy objective, it is here to stay. The desire to demonstrate (preferably quantitatively) that...
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What Would GS System Pay Reform Look Like?
Saturday, June 15, 2013
The debate over federal compensation continues, particularly as it relates to salaries in government and the private sector. Furloughs as part of sequestration have magnified the issue.
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Generation Y Yearns for Challenging and Satisfying Government Work
Saturday, June 15, 2013
A proper onboarding process geared toward Generation Y's needs can give federal agencies the upper hand. When Baby Boomers began entering the federal workforce more than...
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Labor Management and the Political Paths of Collaboration
Saturday, June 15, 2013
This year will be the 20th anniversary of President Bill Clinton's Executive Order on Labor-Management Partnerships (E.O. 12871 issued October 1, 1993). Over the past two decades, federal...
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Collaboration Enables Operational and Cultural Transformation on a Shoestring
Saturday, June 15, 2013
In an era of resource uncertainty, skillsets related to agility, adaptability, and collaboration now trump traditional, predictable rank-and-file behaviors for achieving resilient,...
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Collaborative Government Managers Succeed Where Others Fail
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Government managers struggling to cope with a perfect storm of a shrinking workforce, arbitrary budget cuts, and increased demands for service delivery are finding some new answers...
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Statesmanship Takes Leadership and Governance to the Next Level
Saturday, June 15, 2013
One can assume that readers of this publication are probably not only interested in leadership development, but are, quite likely, students of leadership theory and practice as well. Most...
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Evolution of Collaboration Among Federal, State, and Local Agencies
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius came into office in the midst of the H1N1 public health crisis and faced a series of crises throughout the first Obama administration....
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Communication Provides Foundation for Being a ‘Best Place to Work’
Saturday, June 15, 2013
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...
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It’s Not Easy Being a Federal ‘Best Place to Work’
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Managers can use data to hone in on improving employee satisfaction. Agency leaders also should celebrate successes to solicit employee support for continued efforts....
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Changing Attitudes: Recognizing Abilities of People with Disabilities
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Managers need to weave disability into diversity programs. They must overcome fears of disability and take advantage of resources to foster inclusive hiring and retention of employees who...
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