On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: Every month the DorobekINSIDER breaks down your Thrift Savings Plan. We want to know the funds fare, changes to your retirement process and trends in the funds. So did March match February’s gains? Click here for the full recap. But up front: Sequestration — yes, it is still going on. InRead… Read more »
I am a graduate student at George Washington University and I am fortunate enough to be taking a leadership class with a former high-level government official. My professor has served at the highest levels of government, and provides a first hand account how to lead large, complex and bureaucratic government agencies. Every Thursday I’ll postRead… Read more »
Do you want to work in the foreign service? The State Department has launched a mobile application to help. The app gives prospective Foreign Service officers a taste of what could be in store for them. Terry Davidson is the Recruitment and Outreach Division Chief at the State Department. He told Chris Dorobek on theRead… Read more »
For many agencies April signaled the start of harsh budget cuts across the board including cuts to pay and benefits. For many state and local level agencies, those harsh cuts began last year. Regardless of when the cuts began, many employees find themselves in an uncomfortable situation with more time on their hands than theyRead… Read more »
8 reasons why training programs fail. They are: 1. No on-the-job rewards for behaviors and skills learned in training, 2. Insufficient time to execute training programs, 3. Work environment does not support new behaviors learned in training, 4. Lack of motivation among employees, 5. Inaccurate training needs analyses, 6. Training needs changed after program hadRead… Read more »
I spent the Easter weekend down at the Jersey shore in Manasquan with my in-laws. We drive up from DC on Friday then we drive back down Sunday evening. Usually after about the first half hour on the way home I’m the only awake in the car and I’ll throw on a book on tape/mps3.Read… Read more »
Effective management of employees and their career development will make a happy and effective organization. A learning organization is far more effective than anyone can imagine. Great managers should have discovered that their own success as well as the success of their organization depends on their employees. Training programs, if done correctly, can help createRead… Read more »
Earlier this year I shared my thoughts about online social learning communities in response to a Forbes post by Meghan Biro. This post supplements those ideas by reflecting on a 2012 series written by Shel Holtz about social media training: Part 1: Introducing a series on social media training Part 2: Getting buy-in for socialRead… Read more »
Happy Monday: It’s Telework Week here on the DorobekINSIDER. Each day we will follow one or two trendsetters in telework. On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: All week the DorobekINSIDER will be talking about telework. Last month Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer outlawed telework at her company. The reaction to the news was swift on both sides. WithRead… Read more »
“Is the Government Still Hiring?” Most job seekers are worried that, with budget cuts and sequestration, the federal government isn’t even hiring. But that isn’t true. Lily Whiteman is the author of the book, “How to Land a Top Paying Federal Job.” She told Chris Dorobek that, “the federal government is the country’s largest employerRead… Read more »