Human Resources

Thursday Thoughts: Challenging Mental Models

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 »

We Answer Your Sequestration Questions – The What, Why, When of Furloughs

Sequestration goes into effect on Friday and the quickly approaching deadline has feds asking a lot of questions. Like when will furloughs happen and for how long? Last week we talked with John Mahoney a partner and chair of the Labor and Employment Law Practice at Tully Rinckey about knowing your rights if you areRead… Read more »

Does Mobility Destroy Creativity?

With Telework Week fast approaching on March 4th and the leaked memo from Yahoo CEO, Marissa Mayer, turning back the clock on workplace flexibility, it seems like a good time to comment on the twin concepts of “connection” and “innovation.” Whatever Mayer’s real motivation for wanting to bring the Yahoo workforce back into the office,Read… Read more »

HR tops GAO High Risk List – What’s the Relationship to Budget Cuts, Sequester?

For the 12th year in a row human resources issues have topped the Government Accountability Office’s High Risk List. (You can find our conversation with the GAO here.) But really how can agencies improve hiring and retention with hiring and pay freezes plus budgets cuts and the threat of sequesters? Tom Fox is the ViceRead… Read more »

One Question Survey For Municipal and Local Government Employees and Public Officials

This is one question survey for municipal and local government employees and public officials. Its purpose is to dertermine where you stand on a very important issue. This survey is designed to address a “completely hypothetical situation” in which you would have to make a spilt second decision. Remember your response should be honest andRead… Read more »

Product Webinar: Attract the Right Candidate with Recruiting Ads for Facebook

Register Today Time: Thursday, March 14, 2013 at 10 am PSTSpeaker: Jeff Foster Global Director, Facebook Recruitment Advertising , Work4 Labs Register now for an in-depth look at how to: Target Your Audience with Classic Ads Re-engage Potential Candidates with Retargeting Build a Candidate Database with Custom and Lookalike Audiences Grow Your Audience with SponsoredRead… Read more »