Human Resources

Big Data for Workforce Diversity & EEO

Last week the U.S. Census Bureau released the long-awaited data rich Census 2010 EEO Tabulation. This is the closest thing to Big Data available for workforce diversity and equal employment opportunity (EEO). The tabulation is the most comprehensive and unique tool of its kind in assessing EEO nationwide based on a broad range of acuteRead… Read more »

Best Practices for Managing a Social Media Crisis: Requesting Social Media Panelists for a December 13 ACT-IAC Meeting

Hi All, We are looking for a couple of Social Media experts (working for a Federal Agency), for a panel that will be held on December 13, 2012. Here are some of the details: Title ACT IAC Human Capital SIG Monthly Meeting Location ICF International, 1725 Eye Street, NW, 1st Floor Conference Room Start TimeRead… Read more »

Set Your New Social Media Manager Up For Success

You wouldn’t hire Jonathan Ive and put him in a cubicle with an underpowered Lenovo laptop, would you? You wouldn’t sign Peyton Manning to run the triple-option offense, would you? You wouldn’t hire Tony Stark but tell him he’s not allowed using your tools, would you? Then why do organizations continue to hire social mediaRead… Read more »

How to Implement Visual Management

Friends: I thought you might be interested in my latest article on visual management: Visual Management is a system of management that uses all of your available space to send a consistent, whole-brained message which focuses on accomplishing your mission and achieving your goals. At the same time, it will help you engage and motivateRead… Read more »

The School of Rock: How Vague Supervisory Expectations Don’t Work

This blog post was originally published on GovSupervisor.com. Author: Mark Leheney In the business of supervisory development, we have a favorite old story that makes a powerful point. Here it is: A supervisor says to an employee, “Bring me a rock.” So the employee responds, proudly delivering a rock to the supervisor’s desk. “I didn’tRead… Read more »

Knowing your Operating Model

Don’t get off track on your way to organizational transformation The idea of an “organizational operating model” is the central concept discussed by Dr. Jeanne Ross, Peter Weill, and David C. Robertson in their seminal work, Enterprise Architecture as Strategy: Creating a Foundation for Business Execution. They contend that for companies to succeed, they mustRead… Read more »

Employee and Workforce Morale

What will it tell leaders when the morale of the workforce is low? Organizational structure, work assignments, workload, supervisor and employee relationship, career advancement opportunities, unfairness and treatment of employees, misplacement of the right talents, underutilization or overutilization of personnel, mismanagement, pay, organizational trust, job satisfaction, working conditions and environment, employee engagement, wrong leaders andRead… Read more »

Implementing An Organizational Realignment – Useful Guidelines

With any organizational realignment or restructuring the challenge and real work is in the details of implementation. There are risks, challenges and issues to identify, address and manage. Realignment can be as small as rearranging a few positions and responsibilities or a major re-positioning of large divisions, along with changes to their operating units, processesRead… Read more »