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Commit to Thrive in a Crisis
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Need a strategy to thrive amidst crisis? Learn how FDIC leveraged leadership development as a strategic tool for crisis management. If you are a federal manager, chances are you have...
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Becoming a Citizen of the World: Peace Corps Retrospective
Thursday, December 15, 2011
In 50 years the U.S. Peace Corps has touched countless lives and has created citizens of the world who foster a global network. In September 2011, the U.S. Peace Corps celebrated its 50th...
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Armed With Psychology:Six Worker Personalities
Thursday, December 15, 2011
The best managers learn the personalities of their teams and respond to their needs. A major general has seen Process Communication lead to accomplishing missions and properly distributing...
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Federal Leaders Open Doors to Tackle Homelessness
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
The price of freedom is eternal vigilance. Thomas Jefferson, 1796 We often hear this saying in connection with national security issues, particularly external threats. Within the last...
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Defend the Spend With Metrics and Reporting
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
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Sharing information with budget officers as a company would with shareholders helps learning and development teams defend the spend. In The Story Factor, author Annette Simmons tells a...
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The Challenge of Selecting and Orienting Political Appointees
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
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...
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Open Sources, Open Minds Can Bring Government Innovation
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Government struggles to find solutions to both new and old problems. Does the public sector stifle innovation? How can we invest inand rewardinnovation? We see innovation in action every...
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How the Congressional Budget Office Earned its Clout
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
In tracing CBOs history over more than three decades in his new book, Philip G. Joyce highlights key points when CBO directors could have bowed to pressure from political mastersbut none...
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Battle-Tested Breakthroughs
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
In Zero to Breakthrough, Vernice FlyGirl Armour, the first African-American female combat pilot, talks about taking out obstacles in Iraq, business, and government. Before she was 30 years...
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Homes Wiped Away by Natural Disasters
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Natural disasters leave survivors who will never recover from the impact or never own a home again. News coverage of Hurricane Irene showed ravaged communities and homes that disappeared...
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Ending Homelessness in Our Time: Why Smart Government Is Key
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
In the current political climate, the debate over governments role has often been about more versus lessmore government services, programs, and taxpayer dollars, versus reduced services,...
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Interagency Collaboration Moves U.S. Closer to Ending Homelessness
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
In any single night in the United States, approximately 650,000 individuals are without safe and stable housing. One in 500 Americansand one in 67 Americans living below the poverty lineis...
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Whos Next in Line? Develop Tomorrows Leaders Today
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
A wave of retirement presents federal agencies with an opportunity to renew and reshape the public sector leadership culture through visionary succession management. With some 60,000...
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Why You Should Get on Board the Mentor Ship
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others. Jack Welch There are many ways in which a person can learn and...
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Rebooting Governance to Connect With an Interdependent World
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Transforming American Governance: Rebooting the Public Square Alan P. Balutis, Terry F. Buss, and Dwight Ink, editors (M.E. Sharpe, 2011) Do we really need another book on transforming...
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Get Ready for Your Mentoring Relationship
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Most professionals do not deny that mentoring is an important leader ship competency and often a professional responsibility. Yet, most leaders, while well intentioned, are underprepared...
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Keeping Your Lens Clean Amidst Ethical Challenges
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
From the restaurant table to the agency boardroom, ethical challenges often force us to make tough decisions. Keeping your ethical lens clean is the first step in resolving lifes dilemmas....
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Find Your Federal Job Fit: A Guide for Federal Job Seekers
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Federal job seekers must articulate their own worth and career ambitions in applications and tie their experience to agency missions and strategies. with hiring reform, 2012 federal...
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